Morris, MN

Census Place

2024 Population

5,128

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

30.7

1.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.9%

1.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$67,727

6.14% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Morris, MN is home to a population of 5.13k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 10.6% of Morris, MN residents were born outside of the country (544 people).

In 2024, there were 11.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.89k people) in Morris, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 332 Other (Hispanic) and 306 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

91.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Morris, MN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Morris, MN was 91.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Morris, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Morris, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.89k ± 135
Other (Hispanic)
332 ± 152
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
306 ± 185

13.4%

Hispanic Population

687 people

13.4% of the people in Morris, MN are hispanic (687 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Morris, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

544 people

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

540 people

As of 2024, 10.6% of Morris, MN residents (544 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Morris, MN was 10.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Morris, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 35
Vietnam
33 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
10 ± 21

Morris, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Morris, MN.

Economy

The economy of Morris, MN employs 2.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Morris, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), Educational Services (404 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (338 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($97,750), Public Administration ($94,135), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,352).

Employment

Occupations

2.6k

2024 Value

± 299

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Morris, MN grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 2.55k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Morris, MN, are Management Occupations (315 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (309 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (230 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Morris, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.6k

2024 Value

± 299

2.2%

1 Year growth

± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Morris, MN grew at a rate of 2.2%, from 2.55k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Morris, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (505 people), Educational Services (404 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (338 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Morris, MN, though some of these residents may live in Morris, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,996

Median earning men ± $8,430

$30,077

Median earning women ± $5,426

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($96,094), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,807).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($49,900), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,526), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,607).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Morris, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Morris, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 466 male students and 515 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Morris, MN are White (132 and 58.1%), Two or More Races (42 and 18.5%), American Indian or Alaska Native (20 and 8.81%), and Hispanic or Latino (19 and 8.37%).

The largest universities in Morris, MN by number of degrees awarded are University of Minnesota-Morris (236 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Morris, MN are General Psychology (30 and 12.7%), General Biological Sciences (30 and 12.7%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (15 and 6.36%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $13,130 for in-state students and $15,314 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Morris, MN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 981 (47.5% men and 52.5% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 981 students enrolled in Morris, MN, 47.5% men and 52.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 493 records, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
30 degrees awarded
General Psychology
30 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
15 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Morris, MN was General Biological Sciences with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Morris, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Minnesota-Morris

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

236 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Minnesota-Morris with 236 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 92 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Morris, MN, which is 0.639 times less than the 144 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 132 degrees mean that there were 3.14 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 42 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($13,130) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,396) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Morris, MN was $209,600 in 2024, which is 0.63 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,200 to $209,600, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Morris, MN is 49.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Morris, MN have an average commute time of 13.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Morris, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$209,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,660

$1,060

Median Property Taxes

±$170

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Morris, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Morris, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.8%

Homeownership

2024

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 49.8% of the housing units in Morris, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 53.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Morris, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,727

Median Household Income

± $10,090

2.13k

Number of Households

± 256

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.13k households in Morris, MN grew to $67,727 from the previous year's value of $63,807.

The following chart displays the households in Morris, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Morris, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.7%)
Carpooled (13.4%)
Worked At Home (8.08%)

In 2024, 67.7% of workers in Morris, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (8.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Morris, MN have a shorter commute time (13.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Morris, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Morris, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Morris, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Morris, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Morris, MN (740 out of 4.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Morris, MN is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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