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Morton, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Morton is a Census city of 1,513 people across 1.50 square miles of land, in Cochran County. Median household income is $38,438, 62.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morton
What Morton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,005
- County holding the largest share of its areaCochran 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
- Population1,513
- Median age37.4
- Population under 18346
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over279 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households610
- Family households397
- Share of households that are families65.1 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$38,438 plus or minus $11,872
- Per capita income$20,467
- Civilian labor force712
- Employed674
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over955
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Housing in Morton
- Housing units789
- Occupied units610
- Vacant units179 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate22.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied383
- Renter occupied227 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate62.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$42,600 plus or minus $9,292
- Median gross rent, monthly$687 plus or minus $215
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units660
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more51 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more6.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
How Morton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute631
- Commuting under 15 minutes237 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more335 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone64.9 percent
- Carpooled28.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Flood risk in Morton
- NFIP communityCity of Morton
- NFIP community number480127
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/03/82(M)
The City of Morton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480127 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.
Cochran County, not Morton
Cochran County context, not Morton figures
- Establishments in Cochran County40
- Covered employment, Cochran County742
- Average annual pay, Cochran County$59,098
- Housing units permitted, Cochran County0
Every figure in this section is published for Cochran 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.
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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
Morton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morton, Texas?
1,513, in 610 households. Morton city covers 1.50 square miles of land, which is 1,005 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?
Cochran 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?
$38,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $42,600. Median gross rent is $687 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Morton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morton, city of, community 480127, 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 Cochran 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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