Morgan City

Population: 172
Median household income: $18,833
Median home value: $102,500

Morgan City, a community in Leflore County, Mississippi, has 172 residents. Its median household income of $18,833 runs below the Leflore County figure of $33,188.

Between 2019 and 2023, Morgan City's population declined 28.6% from 241 to 172, while its median home value rose 92.3% from $53,300 to $102,500.

0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 172
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $18,833
Median home value: $102,500
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 87
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

241172

Median household income

$12,188$18,833

Median home value

$53,300$102,500

Median gross rent

$667$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	241	$12,188	$53,300	$667
2020	264	$16,211	$63,800	$660
2021	254	$16,950	$66,300	$683
2022	186	$17,292	—	$775
2023	172	$18,833	$102,500	$917

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 742.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	4.7%
5 to 17	39	22.7%
18 to 24	25	14.5%
25 to 34	16	9.3%
35 to 44	11	6.4%
45 to 54	20	11.6%
55 to 64	40	23.3%
65 to 74	5	2.9%
75 and over	8	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26	15.1%
Black or African American	146	84.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.0%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	34.0%
High school graduate	42	42.0%
Some college or associate's	24	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled35.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	38	64.4%
Carpooled	21	35.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23	39.0%
15 to 29 min	28	47.5%
30 to 44 min	6	10.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	2	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 38.4% (66 of 172)

	Count	Share
Family households	30	45.5%
Nonfamily households	36	54.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66	75.9%
Vacant	21	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43	65.2%
Renter-occupied	23	34.8%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	23.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2848800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3787, -90.3462