Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety14#793/924
Economy13#803/925
Housing35#604/925
Health3#894/925
Healthcare20#740/923
Environment53#432/917
Education1#914/925
Infrastructure14#794/925
Community32#628/925
Leisure & amenities60#368/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Morgan City, LA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Comfortable days · high33.7%
95/100Louisiana 29.3%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · low0.38%
95/100Louisiana 0.55%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Pharmacies · high2.6 /10k
93/100Louisiana 2.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high1.7 /10k
92/100Louisiana 0.8 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high2.2 /10k
85/100Louisiana 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · low13.8 /100k
82/100Louisiana 14.6 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Some college · low39.5%
1/100Louisiana 59.8%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
1/100Louisiana 1.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Loneliness · high40.2%
1/100Louisiana 37.4%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Frequent mental distress · high22.2%
2/100Louisiana 21.3%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Adult obesity · high44.9%
2/100Louisiana 42.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Bachelor's degree or higher · low13.6%
2/100Louisiana 27.0%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
49,149 (2020) → 46,552 (2025)
−5.3%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
11% (2021) → 33% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+22 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
72.9% (2015-2019) → 87.4% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
1.4 /1k (2021) → 0.5 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−65%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Homicide rateImproving
14.9 /100k (2021) → 6.8 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−54%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
49.8 /100k (2021) → 27.6 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−45%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Morgan City, LA micropolitan area improved on 12 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 10 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Broadband+15 points72.9% → 87.4%
Firearm deaths−43%26.5 /100k → 15.2 /100k
Unemployment−4.4 points9.4% → 5.0%
Real income+36%$47,384 → $64,669
Homicides−52%14.1 /100k → 6.8 /100k

Declined3

Grocery stores−12%2.4 /10k → 2.1 /10k
Arts & recreation−5.5%3.9 /10k → 3.7 /10k
Pharmacies−9.5%2.8 /10k → 2.6 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Morgan City, LA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.9 /10k2020	3.7 /10k2025	−5.5%	Declined	20%
Average commute time	20.9 min2015-2019	23.2 min2020-2024	+2.4 min	Within the margin of error	9%
Average weekly wage	$9752020	$1,2172025	+25%	Improved	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%2015-2019	13.6%2020-2024	+3.4 points	Improved	65%
Broadband subscriptions	72.9%2015-2019	87.4%2020-2024	+15 points	Improved	89%
Child poverty rate	24.0%2015-2019	27.1%2020-2024	+3.1 points	Within the margin of error	6%
Distance to an airport	67 mi2020	67 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	38.7 /100k2020	27.6 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−29%	Improved	56%
Effective property tax rate	0.42%2015-2019	0.38%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Firearm deaths	26.5 /100k2020	15.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−43%	Improved	98%
Grocery stores	2.4 /10k2020	2.1 /10k2025	−12%	Declined	21%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	+5.6%	Improved	53%
High school diploma or higher	82.8%2015-2019	80.3%2020-2024	−2.5 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Home price to income ratio	2.6×2015-2019	2.6×2020-2024	+0.0×	Within the margin of error	95%
Homicide rate	14.1 /100k2020	6.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−52%	Improved	79%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,3842019	$64,6692024	+36%	Improved	78%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4692015-2019	0.4732020-2024	+0.004	Within the margin of error	42%
Median household income	$40,4852015-2019	$52,5762020-2024	+30%	Improved	65%
New business applications	11.8 /1k2020	14.3 /1k2025	+21%	Improved	17%
Pharmacies	2.8 /10k2020	2.6 /10k2025	−9.5%	Declined	48%
Poverty rate	19.7%2015-2019	20.8%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Property crime rate	2,664 /100k2020	1,846 /100k2025	−31%	Improved	44%
Public libraries	1.6 /10k2019	1.7 /10k2024	+4.9%	Little change	86%
Rent as share of income	29.0%2015-2019	30.3%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Rent-burdened households	47.8%2015-2019	50.5%2020-2024	+2.7 points	Within the margin of error	35%
Restaurants and bars	8.7 /10k2020	8.6 /10k2025	−1.8%	Little change	37%
Suicide rate	14.3 /100k2020	13.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−3.5%	Little change	68%
Traffic deaths	16.1 /100k2015-2019	16.7 /100k2020-2024	+3.7%	Little change	56%
Unemployment rate	9.4%2020	5.0%2025	−4.4 points	Improved	87%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2015-2019	10.1%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	24%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 675 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Morgan City, LA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Morgan City, LA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Morgan City, LA micropolitan area itself moved +0.3 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

47,828 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

18,463 households (±468)

Morgan City, LA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k25%4,570
$25k–50k23%4,195
$50k–75k17%3,189

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

18,463 households (±468)

Morgan City, LA micropolitan area
United States share

Own69%12,673
Rent31%5,790

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+7.9 points).

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

18,883 workers (±862)

Morgan City, LA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone85%15,996
Carpool7.6%1,431
Public transit0.0%0

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Morgan City, LA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Morgan City, LA has 1,083 employer establishments, 229 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248), with 18,400 paid employees at an average annual pay of $59,980. The Census Bureau also counts 3,906 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,083; 3,906 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 229; US 248
Paid employees: 18,400
Average annual pay: $59,980; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Morgan City, LA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	73	15.5	0.74×Fewer than typical	702	$48,225	192
Restaurants and other eating places	60	12.7	0.69×Fewer than typical	1,079	$19,161	32
Specialty trade contractors	49	10.4	0.67×Fewer than typical	622	$50,275	335
Automotive repair and maintenance	33	7	1.39×More than typical	108	$42,963	72
Religious organizations	32	6.8	1.22×About typical	135	$39,511	—
Limited-service restaurants	30	6.4	0.79×Fewer than typical	642	$18,430	11
Truck transportation	29	6.1	1.21×About typical	154	$37,286	121
Gasoline stations	28	5.9	1.83×More than typical	240	$25,000	—
Lessors of real estate	27	5.7	0.46×Fewer than typical	42	$32,714	311
Full-service restaurants	26	5.5	0.72×Fewer than typical	393	$20,781	9
Building equipment contractors	25	5.3	0.88×About typical	144	$61,660	55
Grocery and convenience stores	22	4.7	1.57×More than typical	462	$25,660	17

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 47,236 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $186.1M on contracts performed in Morgan City, LA micropolitan area: $3,998 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $186.1M; −7.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $3,998; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$162.3M87%
Department of the Army$17.2M9.3%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$5.4M2.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.6M0.9%
U.S. Geological Survey$224.3K0.1%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$58.6K0.0%
National Park Service$50K0.0%

Top recipients

CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C$158.4M85%
WEEKS MARINE, INC.$11.9M6.4%
GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS LLC$5.5M3.0%
DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES, INC.$5.4M2.9%
MIKE HOOKS, LLC$4.8M2.6%

Spending by fiscal year

64MFY2017
80.9MFY2018
61.6MFY2019
87.9MFY2020
344.7MFY2021
148MFY2022
74.3MFY2023
137.1M

Top industries (NAICS)

Ship and boat building · 3366$163.4M88%
Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$15.4M8.3%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$5.4M2.9%
Outpatient care centers · 6214$1.6M0.9%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$149.7K0.1%
Remediation and other waste management services · 5629

Largest awards

YRBM CRAFT NO. 1$373.9M
CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C· St. Mary Parish, LA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 15, 2022 – Jun 11, 2026· N0002422C2253
CHARENTON FLOODGATE, ST. MARY PARISH, LA$55.9M
ARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, LLC· St. Mary Parish, LA· Construction & real property· Sep 26, 2022 – Apr 10, 2026· W912P822C0062
CRANE BARGE FOR THE DETROIT DISTRICT OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND WILL BE USED BY THE DISTRICT IN SUPPORT OF LOCK MAINTENANCE AT THE SOO LOCKS OFFICE.$47.4M
CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C· St. Mary Parish, LA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 26, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026· W912BU25CA018
DREDGING

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $326.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Morgan City, LA micropolitan area: $7,018 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $326.7M; −8.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,018; US $12,955
Loan face value: $8.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$176.5M54%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$35.6M11%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$32.7M10%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$20.4M6.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$16.5M5.1%
93.224 · Health Center Program$7.4M2.3%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$7M2.2%
93.600 · Head Start$6.4M1.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

CHITIMACHA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA$10.2M3.1%
CHARENTON, LA
TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT LOUISIANA D$7.9M2.4%
BATON ROUGE, LA
TECHE ACTION BOARD$7.4M2.3%
FRANKLIN, LA
ST MARY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE ASSOC$6.4M1.9%
FRANKLIN, LA
MORGAN CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$261.3M80%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$23.5M7.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$9.8M3.0%
Department of Transportation
Health Resources and Services Administration$7.5M2.3%
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing

Assistance by fiscal year

279MFY2021
307.9MFY2022
337.2MFY2023
332.9MFY2024
358.6MFY2025
326.7MFY2026

County aggregates

87%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Morgan City, LA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

St. Mary ParishCentral county1046,552

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Morgan CityPrincipal city11,064

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Louisiana

Areas based in Louisiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Morgan City, LA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Morgan City, LA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Louisiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined3

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought