Morrison is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 451 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Morrison is the 188th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Morrison was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Morrison is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Morrison is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Morrison who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.48%), sales jobs (14.29%), and teaching (8.79%).

Also of interest is that Morrison has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Morrison is a major retirement destination. In fact, people 65 and over make up 40.13% of the population. For those considering a place to retire, Morrison may be a good choice because much of the town's services and social community are oriented toward the over-65 demographic.

In addition, Morrison is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Morrison is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Morrison a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Morrison has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Morrison's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small town, Morrison does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Morrison Information and Demographics

The citizens of Morrison are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.22% of adults in Morrison have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Morrison in 2000 was $24,347, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,388 for a family of four.

The people who call Morrison home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Morrison is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Morrison include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Norwegian, and Austrian.

The most common language spoken in Morrison is English.