Morgan City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 11,078 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morgan City is the 41st largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities, Morgan City isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Morgan City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morgan City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgan City who work in office and administrative support (14.30%), sales jobs (8.97%), and management occupations (8.38%). Morgan City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Morgan City is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.59% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Morgan City in 2022 was $26,781, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,124 for a family of four. However, Morgan City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morgan City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morgan City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morgan City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Morgan City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.90% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgan City include French, Irish, German, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Morgan City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
