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Morton, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Morton is a Census city of 3,656 people across 8.89 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $41,863, 51.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morton
What Morton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.89 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land411
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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.
Morton
How many people live in Morton
- Population3,656
- Median age31.1 plus or minus 6.5
- Population under 181,454 plus or minus 395
- Share under 1839.8 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Population 65 and over669 plus or minus 216
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households1,005
- Family households741 plus or minus 148
- Share of households that are families73.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Income and work in Morton
- Median household income$41,863 plus or minus $10,355
- Per capita income$18,537 plus or minus $4,287
- Civilian labor force1,162
- Employed1,159
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Adults 25 and over1,991
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.0 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Morton
- Housing units1,153
- Occupied units1,005
- Vacant units148 plus or minus 129
- Vacancy rate12.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Owner occupied515 plus or minus 177
- Renter occupied490 plus or minus 170
- Ownership rate51.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,200 plus or minus $41,676
- Median gross rent, monthly$913
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units796 plus or minus 209
- Share single family69.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more185 plus or minus 131
- Share in buildings of two or more16.0 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes172 plus or minus 115
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Morton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,102 plus or minus 230
- Commuting under 15 minutes443 plus or minus 155
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more493 plus or minus 216
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.7 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Drove alone89.8 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
SBA loans in Morton (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$7,062,800
- Average approval$784,756
- Median approval$585,000
- Largest approval$1,825,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval4.4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term141 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morton, 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.
Morton
Flood risk in Morton
- NFIP communityCity of Morton
- NFIP community number280150
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The City of Morton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280150 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.
Scott County, not Morton
Scott County context, not Morton figures
- Establishments in Scott County458
- Covered employment, Scott County13,546
- Average annual pay, Scott County$45,025
- Housing units permitted, Scott County23
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Morton.
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.
Coverage
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
Morton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morton, Mississippi?
3,656, in 1,005 households. Morton city covers 8.89 square miles of land, which is 411 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morton in?
Scott 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 Morton?
$41,863. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,200. Median gross rent is $913 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Morton businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $7.1 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $585,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Morton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Morton. 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 Morton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morton, city of, community 280150, 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 Morton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott 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 Morton.
Is zoning published for Morton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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