MorseTX
Today 373 people live in this town, first settled in 1929.
Is Morse a good place to live?
Morse’s typical journey to work is 14 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower January low than Morse. Morse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
373 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Morse: who provides what
Morse is unincorporated, so Hansford 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 Morse.
The schools Morse’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: Pringle-Morse CISD. Also worth knowing: the town’s only public school teaches 128 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pringle-Morse SchoolsLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 128 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Morse’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. Morse’s median household income stands at $63,000. The top destinations are Spearman (39%), Perryton (4%) and Dumas (4%).
| Morse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morse faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by drought
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Morse than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 50% come from drought and 18% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Morse is
20% of Morse adults worry about having enough food. In Morse, 25% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 31% get no exercise outside work.
| Morse | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Morse | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.4% | 21.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Morse
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Morse; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Morse residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Morse for work
Where Morse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Morse
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Morse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hansford County, Texas, United States. The population was 157 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,205 ft
- ZIP code
- 79062
- Area code
- 806
Questions about Morse
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morse, TX a good place to live?
Morse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.