Morrow is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,426 people and six associated neighborhoods, Morrow is the 130th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities, Morrow isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Morrow are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morrow is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Morrow who work in office and administrative support (12.36%), personal care services (10.32%), and sales jobs (7.55%). Also of interest is that Morrow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.58% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Morrow is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Morrow enrolled in college, Morrow has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. One downside of living in Morrow is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Morrow, the average commute to work is 30.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Morrow who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.66% of the adults in Morrow have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Morrow in 2022 was $20,510, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,040 for a family of four. However, Morrow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Morrow is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Morrow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morrow residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Morrow also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.37% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Morrow include English, Irish, German, African, and Haitian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Morrow's cultural character, accounting for 28.05% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Morrow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
