Morton is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,621 people and three associated neighborhoods, Morton is the 84th largest community in Mississippi.When you are in Morton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.11% of Morton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Morton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morton who work in sales jobs (17.24%), office and administrative support (14.16%), and maintenance occupations (13.52%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Morton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Morton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Morton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Morton may be for you. Being a small city, Morton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Morton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.40% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Morton in 2022 was $28,199, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,796 for a family of four. However, Morton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Morton, accounting for 43.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Morton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Morton include English, Irish, German, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Morton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
