Morton

Population: 1,510
Median household income: $40,517
Median home value: $45,500

Morton, a community in Cochran County, Texas, has 1,510 residents. At $40,517, its median household income sits in line with Cochran County's $42,137.

From 2019 to 2023, Morton's population declined 22.1% from 1,939 to 1,510, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $31,200 to $45,500.

66.9% of workers drive to work alone. 83.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,510
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,517
Median home value: $45,500
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 785
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9391,510

Median household income

$37,404$40,517

Median home value

$31,200$45,500

Median gross rent

$524$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,939	$37,404	$31,200	$524
2020	1,888	$37,500	$30,300	$703
2021	1,579	$35,357	$31,100	$596
2022	1,572	$37,604	$32,500	$658
2023	1,510	$40,517	$45,500	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	6.8%
5 to 17	228	15.1%
18 to 24	148	9.8%
25 to 34	173	11.5%
35 to 44	275	18.2%
45 to 54	151	10.0%
55 to 64	120	7.9%
65 to 74	180	11.9%
75 and over	132	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442	29.3%
Black or African American	58	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	991	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.4%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	30.4%
High school graduate	407	39.5%
Some college or associate's	214	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	63	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled29.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	436	66.9%
Carpooled	189	29.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	297	47.1%
15 to 29 min	36	5.7%
30 to 44 min	216	34.3%
45 to 59 min	44	7.0%
60+ min	37	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 26.9% (398 of 1,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	384	59.6%
Nonfamily households	260	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	644	82.0%
Vacant	141	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	397	61.6%
Renter-occupied	247	38.4%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	656	83.6%
1-unit, attached	8	1.0%
2 to 4 units	25	3.2%
5 to 19 units	15	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4849464
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7248, -102.7592