Morning GloryTX
A town of 431.
Is Morning Glory a good place to live?
Morning Glory’s average trip to work is 52 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of households owning their home than Morning Glory. Morning Glory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
431 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Morning Glory: who provides what
Morning Glory is unincorporated, so El Paso County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morning Glory.
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Morning Glory is lower
Morning Glory’s FEMA risk score is 1 of 100, below both the Texas town median (47 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Morning Glory’s working residents commute to El Paso
Most working residents leave Morning Glory for work: only 0% work in town. 3% of residents live below the poverty line in Morning Glory. The top destinations are El Paso (54%), Horizon City (7%) and San Elizario (5%).
| Morning Glory | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morning Glory has mild winters and hot summers
Morning Glory has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Morning Glory’s July high is 97°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Morning Glory is
Morning Glory beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 37% of Morning Glory adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Morning Glory | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morning Glory | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.6% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 19% | 21.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 36.6% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Morning Glory
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morning Glory
About 1 of every 100 Morning Glory residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Morning Glory for work
Where Morning Glory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Morning Glory
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Morning Glory is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census, down from 651 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79836.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,632 ft
Questions about Morning Glory
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morning Glory, TX a good place to live?
Morning Glory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.