Morse, Louisiana

Demographics

People

Total Population	843
Male Share of the Population	49.6%
Female Share of the Population	50.4%
Senior Citizens	7.4%
Employed Population 16+	261
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	49.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	6.8%
Median Earnings25+	$28,807
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$41,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,143

Wealth

Median Family Income	$47,356
% Above Poverty Level	82.8%
% Below Poverty Level	17.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	4.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.6%
Median Gross Rent	$562
Median House Value	$64,700

Ancestry

French Except Basque	49.1%
Canadian	17.8%
Irish	6.3%
German	5.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.3%
Italian	1.2%
Scottish	0.7%
English	0.6%
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Morse Almanac

Category	Value
County	Acadia Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70559
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.12
Approximate Longitude	-92.49

Morse Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	JENNINGS
Distance	11.4 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 59 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.6 inches

Station	CROWLEY 2 NE
Distance	11.9 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 81 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Station	LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	59 to 75 F
Jul Temp	75 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	57.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Crowley	13,047	$34,435
Estherwood	846	$50,625
Gueydan	1,436	$54,583
Jennings	10,084	$45,339
Lake Arthur	2,738	$32,407
Mermentau	815	$44,712

Morse Public Schools

Morse Elementary School
200 Wisconsin Street
ZIP: 70559
(337) 783-5391
Primary
Total Enrollment 199

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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