Morgan City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 10,813 people and five associated neighborhoods, Morgan City is the 41st largest community in Louisiana.When you are in Morgan City, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.11% of Morgan City’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Morgan City is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Morgan City who work in management occupations (11.59%), office and administrative support (11.43%), and sales jobs (8.79%). 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 percentage of adults in Morgan City with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.26% of adults in Morgan City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Morgan City in 2022 was $29,178, 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 $116,712 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 19.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morgan City include French, Irish, English, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Morgan City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
