Morton is a city of 3,656 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 31.1. The typical home is worth $84,200, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The median household earns $41,863, about 49% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,863, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Morton
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.6% → 40.6%(+38.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.5% → 51.2%(−20.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share60.6% → 30.0%(−30.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Morton's population equals 13% of Scott County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 30% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.3% of the county's.
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)19.9%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era72.8%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 136 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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Over time
Morton, decade by decade
Morton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,212
$50,205
$86,402
11.0%
62.1
2000
3,482
$46,436
$79,606
9.3%
75.7
2010
3,462
$52,298
$96,097
9.2%
83.8
2020
3,711
$37,276
$98,781
4.0%
85.9
2024
3,656
$41,863
$84,200
10.0%
85.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
