Mississippi · Census place 48800
Morgan City town, MS
Quick answer
Morgan City town has 172 residents, ranking #365 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $18,833, the median home is worth $102,500 and median gross rent runs $917 a month.
- Population
- 172Morgan City town residents
- Median household income
- $18,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $102,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morgan City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morgan City town median would spend about 58.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.4% of residents and 65.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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