Morgan City, MS Population

Overview

254

Total Population

36.4

Median age

53.54%

Female population %

86.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

28.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Morgan City is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morgan City's population under 18 was 28.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morgan City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morgan City, 13.39% were under the age of 15, 27.56% aged 15 to 29, 50.39% aged 30 to 64, 8.66% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Morgan City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.54% females and 46.46% males in Morgan City, MS.
The Morgan City, MS gender ratio is 86.8:100 i.e. 86.8 men to 100 women (0.868).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 28.

Morgan City's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Morgan City population: 6.69% are White and 93.31% are Black or African American.
Morgan City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 254 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morgan City is Black or African American with a population of 237 (93.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 295 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Morgan City's population decreased by 40 (13.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morgan City's population decreased by 48 (18.82%), 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 2022 at 197.