Morris County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Morris County, Texas has a population of 12,076 across 252 square miles, up 1.8 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $868.8 m in 2024, 196 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals worth $7.0 m.
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Morris County
How many people live in Morris County
- Population12,076
- Households4,895
- Average household size2.47
- Median household income$58,645
- Median age42.1
- Median gross rent$859 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,400
- Home value to household income2.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over8,173
- Population under 182,777
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,643
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 646,656
- Civilian labor force5,257
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over56.5 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties155th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2348th
Morris County is the 155th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 2.1 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 23.0 percent against 21.9 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris County
Is Morris County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base1.78 percent
- Census 2020 base population11,971
- Births, 2024146
- Deaths, 2024211
- Natural change, 2024-65
- Net domestic migration, 202486
- Net international migration, 202431
- Total net migration, 2024117
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024428
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1246th
The county has grown 1.78 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Morris County
Where people moving to Morris County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving414
- People arriving, from those returns868
- Adjusted gross income arriving$17.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$42,949
- Largest single originMorris County Non-migrants (4,233 households)
- Largest single destination (4,233 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris County Non-migrants | 4,233 | 8,802 | $233.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 163 | 305 | $7.5 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 83 | 169 | $4.0 m |
| Titus County | 65 | 152 | $1.7 m |
| Cass County | 54 | 131 | $2.2 m |
| Other flows - West | 43 | 88 | $2.5 m |
| Other flows - South | 40 | 81 | $1.5 m |
| Dallas County | 27 | 52 | $1.5 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Morris County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Morris County
What the Morris County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$868.8 m
- County GDP, 2023$854.0 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20241.7 percent
- GDP change over five years78.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among Texas counties161st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1960th
- GDP per resident$71,947
Output grew 1.7 percent in the latest year and 78.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Morris County
Who employs people in Morris County
- Covered employment, annual average3,380
- Establishments reporting235
- Average annual pay$58,087
- Average weekly wage$1,117
- Sector 31-33, employment1,164
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$81,028
- Sector 44-45, employment324
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$28,896
- Sector 62, employment279
- Sector 62, average annual pay$30,550
- Sector 42, employment234
- Sector 42, average annual pay$85,301
- Sector 52, employment132
- Sector 23, employment107
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,164 | 15 | $81,028 |
| Sector 44-45 | 324 | 34 | $28,896 |
| Sector 62 | 279 | 24 | $30,550 |
| Sector 42 | 234 | 15 | $85,301 |
| Sector 52 | 132 | 19 | $66,321 |
| Sector 23 | 107 | 17 | $76,351 |
| Sector 48-49 | 65 | 9 | $65,306 |
| Sector 54 | 53 | 17 | $47,936 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,164 jobs, 34.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Morris County
What businesses operate in Morris County
- Establishments, all industries196
- Employment at those establishments2,297
- Annual payroll$134.0 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents16.2
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Morris County
What is being built in Morris County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20245
- Declared construction value permitted$443,300
- Single family units authorised5
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$88,660
- Units authorised per 1,000 households1.0
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Morris County
How much SBA lending happens in Morris County
- 7(a) approvals recorded8
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$7.0 m
- Average 7(a) approval$878,250
- Median 7(a) approval$725,000
- 10th percentile approval$40,000
- 90th percentile approval$2,600,000
- Largest single approval$2,600,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)29
- Jobs per approval3.6
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active5
- Distinct industries receiving approvals5
- Median 7(a) term144 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer25.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms2
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countBroilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (3)
- Most active lenderFirst Financial Bank (3)
- 504 approvals recorded1
- 504 gross approval dollars$802,000
- Average 504 approval$802,000
- Median 504 approval$802,000
- Distinct CDCs active1
- 504 jobs per approval9.0
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved11.2
- Most active CDCNorth Texas Certified Development Corporation (1)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals88.9 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$7.8 m
The average approval of $878,250 sits close to the median of $725,000, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. Only 25.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris County
Do SBA loans in Morris County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure4
- Status: Cancelled4
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris County
Which parts of Morris County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending3
- DAINGERFIELD, approvals4
- NAPLES, approvals3
- LONE STAR, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| DAINGERFIELD | 4 | $4,060,000 |
| NAPLES | 3 | $2,175,000 |
| LONE STAR | 1 | $791,000 |
DAINGERFIELD accounts for 4 approvals against 3 in NAPLES. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris County
How big is Morris County
- Land area252 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties249th of 254
- Width, east to west9.7 mi
- Height, north to south33.5 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary7
- Residents per square mile of land48
- Establishments per square mile0.78
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Morris County
What hazards affect Morris County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book6
- Of those, participating in the NFIP6
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Morris County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Morris County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population12,076
- Households4,895
- Average household size2.47
- Median household income$58,645
- Median age42.1
Common questions
Morris County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morris County, Texas?
12,076, in 4,895 households, ranking 155th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Morris County growing?
The population has grown 1.78 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 146 births against 211 deaths, with net migration of 117. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Morris County?
$58,645. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,400, which is 2.1 times income, and median gross rent is $859 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Morris County?
196 establishments, employing 2,297 people with an annual payroll of $134.0 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Morris County?
Average annual pay is $58,087, or $1,117 a week, across 3,380 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Morris County?
8 7(a) approvals totalling $7.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, with a median approval of $725,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $802,000. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Morris County?
5 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $443,300. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Morris County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Morris County come from?
The largest single origin is Morris County Non-migrants, with 4,233 households. Arriving households report an average income of $42,949 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Morris County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Morris County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.