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Morgan City, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Morgan City is a Census city of 11,064 people across 5.98 square miles of land, in St. Mary Parish. Median household income is $56,474, 57.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 14 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morgan City
What Morgan City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.98 sq mi
- Water area0.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,849
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Mary Parish, 98.1 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.
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How many people live in Morgan City
- Population11,064
- Median age38.6
- Population under 182,509
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,731
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent
- Households4,114
- Family households2,675
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Morgan City
- Median household income$56,474
- Per capita income$29,178
- Civilian labor force5,262
- Employed4,856
- Unemployed406 plus or minus 238
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over7,843
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Morgan City
- Housing units5,224
- Occupied units4,114
- Vacant units1,110 plus or minus 266
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied2,348
- Renter occupied1,766
- Ownership rate57.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$917
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units4,014
- Share single family76.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more941 plus or minus 286
- Share in buildings of two or more18.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes269 plus or minus 108
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Morgan City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,642
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,194 plus or minus 443
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,277 plus or minus 323
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Drove alone85.0 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Morgan City (7(a))
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$9,113,500
- Average approval$650,964
- Median approval$228,500
- Largest approval$1,861,000
- Jobs supported143
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term183 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises21.4 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morgan City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Morgan City (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,179,000
- Average approval$589,500
- Median approval$589,500
- Largest approval$865,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morgan City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Morgan City
- NFIP communityCity of Morgan City
- NFIP community number220196
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date04/19/17
The City of Morgan City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220196 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Mary Parish, not Morgan City
St. Mary Parish context, not Morgan City figures
- Establishments in St. Mary Parish1,083
- Covered employment, St. Mary Parish19,838
- Average annual pay, St. Mary Parish$61,932
- Housing units permitted, St. Mary Parish47
Every figure in this section is published for St. Mary Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Morgan City.
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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Common questions
Morgan City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morgan City, Louisiana?
11,064, in 4,114 households. Morgan City city covers 5.98 square miles of land, which is 1,849 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morgan City in?
St. Mary Parish, which holds 98.1 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Morgan City?
$56,474. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,200. Median gross rent is $917 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Morgan City businesses?
14 7(a) approvals totaling $9.1 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $228,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morgan City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Morgan City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Morgan City. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Morgan City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morgan City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morgan City, city of, community 220196, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Morgan City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Mary Parish 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 Morgan City.
Is zoning published for Morgan City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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