The population of Morton county is estimated at 2,800. In 2017 there were 17 births and 23 deaths in Morton county. Morton county has 461 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 404 that are owned free and clear and 385 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Morton County filed 1,360 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.1% of all Kansas filings and 0.001% of the entire nation. Morton had a combined total federal tax liability of $8,851,000 on earned income of $65,611,000. Other notable statistics from Morton County were 20 unemployment claims which collected a total of $117,000 and 190 charitable contributions valued at $1,235,000. 200 filings from Morton County paid a combined total of $532,000 in property taxes and 110 filings paid $482,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Morton county had 14 religious congregations with an estimated 1,645 members.
13.1% of the Morton population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 14.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 41% of Morton County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents a decrease from the 2012 election by 87 votes.
At $50,698 the median income is 89.9% of the Kansas average. An estimated 45 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Morton, the equivalant of around 3.7% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 3.9%.

Top 15 Industries in Morton County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
102	Information
97	Retail trade
89	Wholesale trade
67	Transportation and warehousing
64	Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
58	Food services and drinking places
58	Restaurants and other eating places
31	Food and beverage stores
29	Finance and insurance
25	Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
18	Ambulatory health care services
16	Professional, scientific, and technical services
0	Gasoline stations with convenience stores
0	Family clothing stores
0	Other general merchandise stores

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