Morton, MS Demographic Data
Morton, MS Summary
Morton is located in Scott County in Mississippi
- Population: 3,440
- Area: 7.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 476.05 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 476.38 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Morton, MS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,839
54%
50.8
Male
1,591
46%
49.2
Total Population
3,430
323,128,000
Morton, MS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
289
8.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
192
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
224
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
302
8.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
318
9.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
514
15.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
515
15.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
280
8.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
242
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
141
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
209
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
124
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
80
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,541
74.1%
77.2
Female
1,445
56.9%
51.3
Male
1,096
43.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,389
69.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
505
14.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
413
12.0%
15.2
Female
250
60.5%
55.8
Male
163
39.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Morton, MS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,430
100.0%
96.8
White
2,061
60.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,332
38.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
28
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
948
27.6%
17.8
Mexican
730
21.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
218
6.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,482
72.4%
82.2
Morton, MS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
294
14.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
331
15.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
755
35.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
403
19.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
109
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
138
6.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
75
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
625
29.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,480
70.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
213
10.2%
31.2
Morton, MS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,140
41.8%
33.7%
Now Married
999
36.7%
47.5
Divorced
262
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
99
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
225
8.3
5.8%
Morton, MS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,504
79.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
637
20.3%
21.6%
Spanish
631
20.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.2%
1.1%
Morton, MS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
88
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
166
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
235
22.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
211
20.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
149
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
102
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
14
1.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
33,007
57,617
Per capita income
14,256
31,128
Morton, MS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
21
1.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
50
3.5%
9.8
Construction
162
11.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
265
18.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
1.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
545
37.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
86
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
27
1.9%
11.4
Public administration
54
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
142
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
49
3.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
33
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
218
15.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
260
17.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
463
32.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
196
13.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
312
21.5%
18.1%
Morton, MS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,428
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
950
66.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
463
32.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
15
1.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.4
26.6
Morton, MS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
128
12.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
294
28.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
365
34.9%
37.1
3 or more
258
24.7%
21.0
Morton, MS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,045
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
642
61.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
403
38.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
163
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Morton, MS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,208
1 room
40
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
56
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
203
16.8%
16.5
5 rooms
471
39.0%
19.8
6 rooms
144
11.9%
17.8
7 rooms
167
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
23
1.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
104
8.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Morton, MS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,208
1-unit, detached
934
77.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
12
1.0%
5.9
2-units
5
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
40
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
69
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
14
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
24
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
110
9.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Morton, MS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
114
9.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
59
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
149
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
245
20.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
318
26.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
145
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
99
8.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
79
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Morton, MS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
507
48.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
21
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
488
46.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
25
2.4%
1.1
Morton, MS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
354
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
2.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
78
22.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
122
34.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
147
41.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
167
47.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
7
2.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8
2.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5
1.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
162
46.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Morton, MS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
361
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
2.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
6.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
71
19.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
258
71.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
42
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
639
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
76
21.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
12.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
5
1.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
38
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
37
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
149
42.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
54
0.0%
0.0%
Morton, MS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
642
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
182
28.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
294
45.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
117
18.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
34
5.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
15
2.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
76,700
205,000