Morgan City.
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Louisiana·St. Mary County
4 tracts·11K people·$155K median·1,829/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 19 · Black 17 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 40 · Other 31 · Living alone 28
Manufacturing 36 · Retail 24 · Professional 16 · Leisure 11 · Health 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 24 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 14
Drive alone 85 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Morgan City is $155,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Morgan City has 11,064 residents across 3 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 58.8% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Black, 3.8% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.4% (Census ACS).
Wyandotte Elementary School (49%), M.E. Norman Elementary School (33%) and Julia B. Maitland School (29%) lead the elementary schools; Morgan City Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (24%); Morgan City High School is the high school with reported scores (26%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $917/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Morgan City is $56,474 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Morgan City, median rent is $917/month and the median home value is $155,200 (Census ACS).
Morgan City reported 8.3 violent crimes and 33.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 115 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 63 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Morgan City are tornado (92), cold wave (84) and lightning (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Morgan City, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).