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.
As is often the case in a small city, Morton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Morton ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.97% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Morton in 2018 was $27,003, 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 $108,012 for a family of four. However, Morton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.16% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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. The greatest number of Morton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Morton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Morton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
