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Morton, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Morton is a Census city of 1,206 people across 0.82 square miles of land, in Lewis County. Median household income is $57,813, 75.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morton
What Morton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.82 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,468 plus or minus 387
- County holding the largest share of its areaLewis 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
- Population1,206 plus or minus 318
- Median age42.9 plus or minus 16.2
- Population under 18256 plus or minus 110
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over301 plus or minus 88
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent
- Households509 plus or minus 123
- Family households333 plus or minus 107
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Income and work in Morton
- Median household income$57,813 plus or minus $18,762
- Per capita income$27,720
- Civilian labor force472 plus or minus 168
- Employed397 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed75 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate15.9 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over876 plus or minus 200
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.3 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Housing in Morton
- Housing units587 plus or minus 130
- Occupied units509 plus or minus 123
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied386 plus or minus 122
- Renter occupied123 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate75.8 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$300,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$930
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units470 plus or minus 125
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more58 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more9.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 35
- Median year structure built1961
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 commute361 plus or minus 136
- Commuting under 15 minutes154 plus or minus 88
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.7 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more117 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone54.7 percent
- Carpooled15.9 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked20.4 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
SBA loans in Morton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,253,900
- Average approval$417,967
- Median approval$499,900
- Largest approval$604,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
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 number530105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/82
The City of Morton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530105 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.
Lewis County, not Morton
Lewis County context, not Morton figures
- Establishments in Lewis County1,990
- Covered employment, Lewis County27,148
- Average annual pay, Lewis County$58,706
- Housing units permitted, Lewis County265
Every figure in this section is published for Lewis 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, Washington?
1,206, in 509 households. Morton city covers 0.82 square miles of land, which is 1,468 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?
Lewis 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?
$57,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $300,900. Median gross rent is $930 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $499,900. 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 530105, 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 Lewis 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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