CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Morris

Minnesota · 5,613 residents · 4.70 sq mi

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Morris is home to 5,613 people in Minnesota. The median age is 23.7, younger than the US median of 33.0. 28.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 41%. Median home value sits at $41,900. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,613

+11%vs 2000

vs 5,068 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 24.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(280)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(308)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(307)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1915.1%(849)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.7%(1,216)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.9%(557)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.4%(527)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.8%(272)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(383)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(332)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(151)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,176

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,786 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,271

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,607 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.5%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,900

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.7% in 2000

45.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(4,710)

Black1.8%(89)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(75)

Asian1.5%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(5,329)

Black1.8%(103)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(47)

Asian2.4%(132)

Other0.9%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.6%(494)

Central American1.2%(62)

South American1%(51)

Guatemalan1%(50)

Puerto Rican0.9%(46)

Colombian0.9%(46)

Nicaraguan0.2%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Ecuadorian0.1%(5)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Hmong1.8%(92)

Chinese0.6%(32)

Filipino0.5%(28)

Burmese0.2%(9)

Ancestry

German34.1%(1,751)

Norwegian13.2%(678)

Irish9.1%(468)

English4.4%(227)

American4.4%(225)

Swedish3.2%(163)

Polish2.8%(145)

French1.2%(59)

Dutch0.8%(41)

Swiss0.7%(38)

Russian0.7%(36)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(34)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.6%(30)

Italian0.6%(29)

Scottish0.6%(29)

Finnish0.5%(26)

Slovene0.5%(24)

Czech0.4%(19)

Turkish0.4%(19)

Subsaharan African0.4%(18)

Ethiopian0.4%(18)

Welsh0.3%(14)

Greek0.2%(12)

Austrian0.2%(9)

Canadian0.2%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 9.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.9%(995)

Married46.2%(979)

Widowed0.5%(10)

Divorced6.4%(136)

Women 15+

Never married38.9%(830)

Married41.2%(877)

Widowed8.2%(175)

Divorced11.7%(249)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)35.1%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.9%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II8.8%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 114 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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