Morrow, Georgia Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 4:10 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Morrow is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, with a population of 7,238. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 8.60% of residents identify as white, 42.60% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 34.20% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 13.50% as Hispanic or Latino, and 1.10% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 67.00% of Morrow residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 33.00% of the population that is foreign-born, 54.00% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Morrow is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 34.3 years, 3.6 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 9.20% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Morrow, 47.00% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 6.40% of households are occupied by single male householders, 21.70% by single female householders, and 25.00% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 60.40% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Georgia and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Morrow, 70.4% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 94.5% of the 5 and older population across Georgia only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Morrow are less likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 39.6% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Georgia as a whole, 46.9% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is less common in Morrow than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 7.7% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Georgia, 11.2% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 47.2% of Morrow residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Morrow, 4.8% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 8.2% of the civilian population in all of Georgia.

Educational attainment

In Morrow, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Morrow residents 25 and older, 76.00% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 15.80% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Georgia, 86.7% of adults have graduated high school, and 30.7 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Morrow earns $54,769 a year, about $5,500 less than the national median of $60,293 and $900 less than the median household income across the state of $55,679.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is less common in Morrow than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 10.20%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 16% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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