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Morning Sun, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Morning Sun is a Census city of 802 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Louisa County. Median household income is $56,350, 83.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morning Sun
What Morning Sun is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,032 plus or minus 232
- County holding the largest share of its areaLouisa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morning Sun
How many people live in Morning Sun
- Population802 plus or minus 180
- Median age46.5
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over197
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Households315
- Family households231
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morning Sun
Income and work in Morning Sun
- Median household income$56,350
- Per capita income$32,768 plus or minus $6,642
- Civilian labor force390 plus or minus 101
- Employed390 plus or minus 101
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over577
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morning Sun
Housing in Morning Sun
- Housing units354
- Occupied units315
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied263
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate83.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$869
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units308
- Share single family87.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes29 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morning Sun
How Morning Sun gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute387 plus or minus 101
- Commuting under 15 minutes91 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.5 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more165 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone93.8 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morning Sun
Flood risk in Morning Sun
- NFIP communityCity of Morning Sun
- NFIP community number190312
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11
The City of Morning Sun does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190312 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Louisa County, not Morning Sun
Louisa County context, not Morning Sun figures
- Establishments in Louisa County211
- Covered employment, Louisa County3,891
- Average annual pay, Louisa County$52,348
- Housing units permitted, Louisa County9
Every figure in this section is published for Louisa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Morning Sun.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Morning Sun questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morning Sun, Iowa?
802, in 315 households. Morning Sun city covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 1,032 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morning Sun in?
Louisa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Morning Sun?
$56,350. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,200. Median gross rent is $869 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Morning Sun in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Morning Sun appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morning Sun, city of, community 190312, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Morning Sun figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Louisa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Morning Sun.
Is zoning published for Morning Sun?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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