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Morton, MS has a population of 3,430 people with a median age of 32.5 and a median household income of $33,007. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Morton, MS declined from 3,456 to 3,430, a 0.75% decrease and its median household income grew from $29,598 to $33,007, a 11.5% increase.
The population of Morton, MS is 38.7% Black, 33.6% White, and 27.6% Hispanic. 20.3% of the people in Morton, MS speak a non-English language, and 85.2% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Morton, MS are East Mississippi Community College, with 938 graduates, Infinity Career College, with 107 graduates, and N/A, with N/A graduates.
The median property value in Morton, MS is $76,700, and the homeownership rate is 61.4%. Most people in Morton, MS commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Morton, MS is 2 cars per household.
Morton, MS is a census place located in Scott County, MS. It borders .
The economy of Morton, MS employs 1,449 people. The economy of Morton, MS is specialized in Manufacturing; Construction; and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, which employ respectively 3.89; 1.92; and 1.67 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Morton, MS are Manufacturing (545), Healthcare & Social Assistance (195), and Construction (162), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($58,750), Finance & Insurance ($26,791), and Educational Services ($26,354).
Median household income in Morton, MS is $33,007. Males in Morton, MS have an average income that is 1.54 times higher than the average income of females, which is $31,849. The income inequality of Morton, MS (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Morton, MS. In Scott County, MS the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 18 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $12,482. Coahoma County, MS has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Mississippi.
Morton, MS is home to a population of 3,430 people, from which 85.2% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Morton, MS is composed of 1,328 Black residents (38.7%), 1,151 White residents (33.6%), 948 Hispanic residents (27.6%), 3 Native residents (0.09%), and 0 Other residents (N/A). The most common foreign languages in Morton, MS are Spanish (586 speakers), Other Native North American (7 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers), but compared to other places, Morton, MS has a relative high number of Other Native North American (7 speakers), Spanish (586 speakers), and French Creole (0 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS awarded 1,045 degrees. The student population of Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS is skewed towards females, with 519 male students and 526 female students. Most students in Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS are White (550 and 52.6%), followed by Black or African American (451 and 43.2%), Two or more races (13 and 1.24%), and Unknown (13 and 1.24%). The largest universities in Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS by number of graduates are East Mississippi Community College (938 and 89.8%), Infinity Career College (107 and 10.2%), and N/A (N/A and N/A). The most popular majors in Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (192 and 18.4%), Other Health Preparatory Programs (66 and 6.32%), and General Business (53 and 5.07%). The median tuition costs in Neshoba, Scott, Leake, Jasper, Smith & Kemper Counties PUMA, MS are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Morton, MS is $76,700, which is 0.37 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $71,500 to $76,700, a 7.27% increase. The homeownership rate of Morton, MS is 61.4%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Morton, MS have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Morton, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
