Morgan City, Louisiana

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 2015
|1890= 2291
|1900= 2332
|1910= 5477
|1920= 5429
|1930= 5985
|1940= 6969
|1950= 9759
|1960= 13540
|1970= 16586
|1980= 16114
|1990= 14531
|2000= 12703
|2010= 12404
|2020= 11472
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>
}}

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|+Morgan City racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2252040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 6,640
| 57.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,510
| 21.88%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 104
| 0.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 187
| 1.63%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 480
| 4.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,550
| 13.51%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 11,472 people, 4,732 households, and 2,492 families residing in the city. As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 12,703 people, 5,037 households, and 3,394 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,166.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,627 housing units at an average density of {{convert|959.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 71.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 23.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.91% [[American Indian (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 1.02% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] of any race were 3.37% of the population. By 2020, its racial and ethnic makeup was 57.88% non-Hispanic white, 21.88% African American, 0.91% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.18% other or multiracial, and 13.51% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, there were 5,037 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,324, and the median income for a family was $36,196. Males had a median income of $31,712 versus $19,550 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,577. About 17.7% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.