Morgan City, LA Population

Overview

11,525

Total Population

43.6

Median age

49.47%

Female population %

102.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,617

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Morgan City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Morgan City is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morgan City's population under 18 was 23.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morgan City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morgan City, 20.36% were under the age of 15, 12.75% aged 15 to 29, 48.93% aged 30 to 64, 16.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 123 less females than males in Morgan City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.47% females and 50.53% males in Morgan City, LA.
The Morgan City, LA gender ratio is 102.2:100 i.e. 102.2 men to 100 women (1.022).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 753.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 460.

Morgan City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morgan City population: 69.13% are White, 18.92% are Black or African American, 1.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 5.15% are some other race and 4.91% are multiracial.
Morgan City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,617 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,908 (85.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morgan City is White with a population of 7,967 (69.13% of the total population).

Morgan City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,634 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Morgan City's population decreased by 266 (2.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morgan City's population decreased by 955 (7.72%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Morgan City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,755.