Morgan City, Louisiana
Area Profile
11,064 residents. Public schools, jobs, income, housing cost, climate and natural-hazard risk for Morgan City, in Assumption Parish.
How this area ranks
Data updated · 14 sourcesUnemployment is 4.3% and median household income $56,474, putting employment conditions in the middle range of cities measured. The unemployment rate is published for Assumption Parish, LA, which contains Morgan City, rather than for Morgan City alone.
In the public schools here, 70% of students met the state standard in mathematics, with 13.8 students for every teacher.
22 housing units were authorized over the past twelve months, within 12% of the prior year — steady rather than turning.
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At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment across Assumption Parish, LA, which contains Morgan City, is 4.3%, lower than in 51% of the 4,226 measured US cities.
Employment across Assumption Parish, LA, which contains Morgan City, grew 2.4% over the past year, to 9,002 employed residents.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$7,2482024 ACS 5-Year | $56,474 | Bottom 33%of 29,223 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$3,3922024 ACS 5-Year | $29,178 | Bottom 34%of 31,420 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 17.1% | Bottom 29%of 31,773 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute ±3.4 min2024 ACS 5-Year | 24.1 min | Top 36%of 31,543 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 15.3% | Bottom 35%of 31,919 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Drove alone to work ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 85.0% | 75th percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| EmploymentAssumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | 9,002 | Bottom 2%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years)Assumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | +1.1% | Top 30%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year)Assumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | +2.4% | Top 6%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Labor forceAssumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | 9,406 | 2nd percentileof 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Labor force participation ±5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 71.0% | Bottom 29%of 31,513 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Mean annual wageBaton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2025 OEWS | $61,230 | Bottom 20%of 3,729 | 2025 OEWS |
| Median annual wageBaton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2025 OEWS | $48,710 | Bottom 30%of 3,729 | 2025 OEWS |
| Public transit to work ±0.5%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.0% | 1st percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment change (year over year)Assumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | −0.8% | Top 17%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Unemployment rateAssumption Parish, LA’s figureJuly 2026 | 4.3% | Top 49%of 4,226 | July 2026 |
| Worked from home ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 3.5% | 29th percentileof 31,433 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Median household income, successive ACS releases
Largest occupations — Baton Rouge, LA
| Occupation | People employed | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Cashiers | 9,130 | $27,110 |
| Retail Salespersons | 9,020 | $30,070 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 8,760 | $36,450 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 8,490 | $23,650 |
| Registered Nurses | 8,290 | $81,130 |
| General and Operations Managers | 8,230 | $107,140 |
Searches the 40 largest occupations here that have a published wage.
Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes city-level labor data only for places of 25,000 or more. This is the figure for Assumption Parish, LA, which contains this city.
70% of students met the state standard in mathematics and 72% in reading, across the schools here that reported results.
There are 13.8 students for every full-time teacher across 8 public schools, fewer than in most measured places.
| School | District | Students | Per teacher | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan City High School | St. Mary Parish | 650 | 15.5 | 61% | 55% |
| Morgan City Junior High School | St. Mary Parish | 412 | 14.7 | 66% | 77% |
| Bayou Vista Elementary School | St. Mary Parish | 340 | 12.6 | 82% | 82% |
| M.E. Norman Elementary School | St. Mary Parish | 335 | 16.0 | 72% | 77% |
| Wyandotte Elementary School | St. Mary Parish | 300 | 13.6 | 82% | 82% |
| Julia B. Maitland School | St. Mary Parish | 199 | 13.3 | 52% | 67% |
| Bayou L'Ourse Primary School | Assumption Parish | 150 | 12.5 | 85% | 75% |
| Stephensville Elementary School | St. Martin Parish | 96 | 7.4 | 87% | 92% |
70.7% of students here are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That describes the circumstances families arrive with, not how the schools perform, so it is shown and not scored.
Public schools only, from the NCES Common Core of Data, placed by ZIP code — which schools are in this place, not which one a particular address is zoned for. A dash in a proficiency column is a gap in the federal file, not a bad result. Proficiency is measured against Louisiana’s own standard, so it is ranked within state. How to read school figures.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated — housing affordability →Prices for everything a household buys run about 9% below the national average — the Bureau of Economic Analysis index reads 91.2, against 100 for the nation. Nationally, housing drives most of the spread between places in this index; other goods vary far less.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s house price index for the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area is up 24% over five years, and up 2.8% over the last year. It follows repeat sales of the same homes, so it measures price change rather than which homes happened to sell.
Homeowners here who pay a tax bill pay a median of $433 a year in real estate taxes, about 0.28% of the median home value.
HUD’s Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom, set near the 40th percentile of recent new leases, is $967, close to the $917 tenants already here pay.
At HUD’s Fair Market Rent of $967 a month for a two-bedroom, keeping rent to 30% of income takes a household income of about $38,700 a year, about 69% of the median household income here of $56,474.
The typical renter household here spends 30% of its income on rent, at the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened. Median gross rent runs $917 a month.
A median home at $155,200 costs 2.0 times the median income of its owner-occupied households, $76,339, close to the historic benchmark for an affordable market.
Prices here run about 9% below the national average. The spread between places is driven mostly by housing — goods vary far less — and this excludes taxes.
Published for the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area as a whole. Prices are regional — people shop, commute and rent across a metropolitan area rather than within a city boundary — so this describes the cost of living around this place better than a figure drawn to its own limits would.
The figures above are measured against Morgan City’s median household income of $56,474, which describes the place rather than you. Enter your own and the ratio is recomputed against it. It stays in this browser.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living indexthe Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2023 | 91.2 | Top 10%of 3,700 | 2023 |
| Home price change (1 year)the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +2.8% | 45th percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price change (5 years)the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +24.4% | 8th percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price change (10 years)the Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area’s figure2026 Q2 | +46.7% | 3rd percentileof 4,154 | 2026 Q2 |
| Home price to income ±0.52024 ACS 5-Year | 2.0 | Top 34%of 26,815 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate ±6%2024 ACS 5-Year | 57.1% | 16th percentileof 31,717 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±3242024 ACS 5-Year | 5,224 | 89th percentileof 32,177 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Market rent, one bedroomFY2026 | $806 | Top 8%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, three bedroomFY2026 | $1,345 | Top 10%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, two bedroomFY2026 | $967 | Top 5%of 4,072 | FY2026 |
| Median gross rent ±$572024 ACS 5-Year | $917 | Top 44%of 23,120 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$8,8412024 ACS 5-Year | $155,200 | 39th percentileof 29,111 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median property taxes ±$1052024 ACS 5-Year | $433 | 4th percentileof 26,440 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Owner household income ±$18,2402024 ACS 5-Year | $76,339 | Bottom 47%of 27,548 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Property tax rate ±0.07%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.28% | 1st percentileof 20,543 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income ±8%2024 ACS 5-Year | 30.1% | Bottom 40%of 22,950 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Seasonal and second homes ±812024 ACS 5-Year | 60 | 84th percentileof 32,330 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year | 1.1% | 63rd percentileof 31,895 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year | 20.1% | 88th percentileof 31,769 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacant housing units ±2662024 ACS 5-Year | 1,110 | 95th percentileof 32,330 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
These measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with. They compare housing cost with local earnings only: transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not in them. How to read affordability, the two rent figures and the cost-of-living index.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated — growth →Development Momentum
An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
Population has fallen 5% since 2020, to 10,813 in 2024.
91% of the 22 units permitted over the past twelve months are in buildings of five or more homes, so new supply is concentrated in apartments and condominiums rather than detached houses.
At 2.0 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US cities.
Population, annual estimates
Housing units permitted per year
Weather & climate
7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 90°F and January a low of 46°F.
Precipitation
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Average January low1991-2020 Normals | 46°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high1991-2020 Normals | 90°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals | 7 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals | 30°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. How to read climate and air quality.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hurricane, inland flooding and tornado, with hurricane alone responsible for 55% of it. Inland flooding and tornado are independently rated low or minimal nationally, so this describes how the loss is composed, not how large those hazards are.
Low or minimal exposure: tornado, heat wave, cold wave, inland flooding, earthquake, ice storm, strong wind, winter weather, hail, landslide, wildfire, tsunami, volcanic activity, avalanche.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. City values are the population-weighted mean of the counties the city overlaps, using AreaProfile place-to-county land-area weights. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
Below these are deaths rather than offenses, published for the county. The two measure different things and are not comparable with each other.
Morgan City's police department reported 441 violent offenses per 100,000 residents, higher than most places with a department reporting. Property crime runs at 2,240.
Drug overdose deaths run at about 21.8 per 100,000 residents in Assumption Parish.
Firearm deaths count every intent together, and nationally the majority are suicides rather than homicides, so the firearm figure and the homicide figure above it count some of the same deaths twice over. They overlap and should not be added together.
Offenses are reported to the FBI by Morgan City’s own police department and shown only where it reported every month of the year; a partial year is withheld rather than scaled up. Reported crime is what police recorded, which is not the same as what happened. Death rates are crude rates — deaths divided by population, not adjusted for age — except where a count was too small for the CDC to publish and it modeled the rate, which the card marks. They come from provisional death certificate records, published by the CDC by county and not below it. So they describe the county around Morgan City (Assumption Parish) rather than Morgan City itself. Neither is part of the Area Score. How to read crime rates and death rates.
What this profile does not cover
Each of these is absent for a reason, not by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them; the weighting is on the methodology page.
- Death-certificate rates
- The CDC publishes these rates by county, and no county figure could be attached to this page.
- Air quality
- The EPA publishes an air-quality index only where a monitor sits. There is none in this county, and a modeled value would be a different kind of number from the measured ones everywhere else on this page.
- Taxes
- Income and sales taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Property taxes are shown in the housing section but are not part of the score. The cost-of-living index above is a price level for all consumption, not a household budget, and it excludes taxes. Nothing here is individualized tax advice.
- Anything about a specific address
- Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house.
Access
3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest Acadiana Rgnl at 47 miles.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband access ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 88.4% | Bottom 44%of 31,588 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Distance to major airportNASR current cycle | 47 mi | Bottom 14%of 4,226 | NASR current cycle |
| Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle | 3 | Bottom 20%of 4,226 | NASR current cycle |
| No internet access ±4%2024 ACS 5-Year | 11.0% | Bottom 33%of 31,588 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadiana Rgnl | ARA | 47 mi | 8,002 ft |
| Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Fld | LFT | 59 mi | 8,000 ft |
| Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl | MSY | 59 mi | 10,104 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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Other cities in Baton Rouge, LA
Same metropolitan area, measured the same way| City | County | Population | Area Score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge Parish | 222,771 | 56 | Baton Rouge vs Morgan City |
| Prairieville | Ascension Parish | 35,238 | 72 | Prairieville vs Morgan City |
| Central | East Baton Rouge Parish | 29,783 | 58 | Central vs Morgan City |
| Zachary | East Baton Rouge Parish | 19,952 | 71 | |
| Shenandoah | East Baton Rouge Parish | 17,998 | 68 | |
| Gonzales | Ascension Parish | 13,108 | 72 | |
| Baker | East Baton Rouge Parish | 12,253 | 57 | |
| Gardere | East Baton Rouge Parish | 12,223 | 60 |
Every city here is measured on the same scale from the same source releases, so the comparison is like for like. A higher Area Score reflects AreaProfile’s standardized weighting rather than a judgment about which is the better place to live.
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Data & methodology
| Used for | Source | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle |
| Safety | Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer Summarized offense counts by law enforcement agency | 2025 calendar year |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Housing | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional price parities and county personal income | 2023 |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | July 2026 |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics | 2025 OEWS |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Access, Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Safety | U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics Provisional county-level mortality by intent | March 2025 to February 2026; May 2025 to April 2026 |
| Schools | U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments | 2018-19 school year; 2024-25 school year |
| Housing | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research Fair Market Rents | FY2026 |
| Housing | U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (traditional, all-transactions) | 2026 Q2 |
| Current conditions | NOAA National Weather Service National Weather Service current conditions | Live observation, read when the page opens |
Profile recalculated October 8, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology, or every source with how often each updates.
ZIP codes in Morgan City
1 ZIP areaEvery ZIP area in Morgan City with census figures of its own, largest first. The ones linked below diverge enough from the city as a whole to carry a full profile; the rest track Morgan City closely, so their figures are here rather than on a page that would repeat this one. An Area Score is calculated for published profiles only, which is why it is blank on those rows.
| ZIP | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Area Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70380 | 20,529 | $54,595 | $141,600 | — |