Morse, Louisiana

Village in Acadia Parish · population 599 (2020 Census)

Median home: $82,600
Jan low / Jul high: 42° / 90°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 42
Median age: 28.2

Morse is a village of 599 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $82,600, below the typical Louisiana town ($166,450). It ranks easier by car than 80% of Louisiana towns, better for families than 75% of Louisiana towns, better for retirees than 72% of Louisiana towns.

How Morse ranks

Percentile among Louisiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Louisiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Morse is worth $82,600, below the typical Louisiana town ($166,450). Median rent is $491 a month. 54.6% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Louisiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Morse	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	$82,600	$166,450
Median rent	$491	$887
Median household income	—	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	—×	3.0×
Homeownership	54.6%	70.4%
Median year built	1990	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	2.4%	—

Who lives in Morse

People	Morse	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	28.2	38.4
Age 65 and over	10.7%	17.0%
Under 18	33.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	21.8%	20.4%
Veterans	6.3%	—
Born outside the U.S.	0.0%	—
Work from home	3.3%	4.7%
Average commute	28.7 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	86.4%	84.6%

Weather in Morse

July highs average 90.2°F and January lows 41.6°F. About 63.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 73 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 14 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Jennings station (11.3 mi away); snowfall estimated from the 2 nearest snow stations, weighted by distance.

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

42 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Morse since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on October 29, 1974 about 7.3 miles from the town center. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 3 deaths and 69 injuries since 1950. The most recent was on February 14, 2026.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 9 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on May 6, 2025.

Severe weather in Acadia Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Acadia Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Acadia Parish has been included in 42 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, other, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
September 10, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3614: Tropical Storm Francine
September 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	EM-3574: Tropical Storm Nicholas
August 29, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4611: Hurricane Ida
August 27, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3568: Tropical Storm Ida

Jobs and pay in Acadia Parish

Acadia Parish had 14,380 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $45,093 a year. Unemployment was 3.7% in 2023; in Morse itself the ACS puts it at 2.2%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Morse

1 public school with 224 students, about 17.2 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Morse Elementary School	PK-7	224	17.2

Towns near Morse

Estherwood, LA
4.6 mi · 694 people · home $88,900
Gueydan, LA
6.5 mi · 1,165 people · home $74,300
Mermentau, LA
6.8 mi · 516 people · home $55,300
Egan, LA
8.6 mi · 618 people · home $220,000
Crowley, LA
9.9 mi · 11,710 people · home $144,900
Lake Arthur, LA
11.1 mi · 2,595 people · home $83,600
Jennings, LA
11.9 mi · 9,837 people · home $136,700
Iota, LA
14.1 mi · 1,304 people · home $157,500

Morse questions

Is Morse, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Morse scores better for retirees than 72% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 64%. 10.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 28.2).

How much does a house cost in Morse?

The median owner-occupied home in Morse is valued at $82,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of —. Median rent is $491 a month.

What is the weather like in Morse?

July highs average 90.2°F and January lows 41.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 63.5 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Morse get tornadoes?

42 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Morse since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on October 29, 1974. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Morse's Census boundary (GEOID 2252320). Comparisons use the median of Louisiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.