{"id":35,"date":"2022-06-25T23:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T23:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-04-06T03:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:12:58","slug":"grow-your-business-in-mpr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/?page_id=35","title":{"rendered":"Grow Your Business in MPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size:20px !important; line-height:1.6 !important; margin-left:0 !important; padding-left:0 !important;\">\n<h3>Grow Your Business in MPR<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Demographics<\/strong><br \/>\nMorgan\u2019s Point Resort (MPR) is a small city located in Bell County along the shores of Lake Belton. The City Council declared a population of just over 5,000 in 2022. It is within easy commuting distance from Temple, Belton, and even the Killeen\/Fort Hood area.<\/p>\n<p>Many veterans stay in the area and make up 18.3% of the MPR population. The overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Poverty rate is 1.7% compared to the rest of Texas (14.2%).<\/p>\n<p>MPR is a city of professionals, sales, office workers, and managers. 8.57% of people work from home. 35.64% of adults in MPR have a bachelor\u2019s degree or advanced degree. The median household income is $74,423 compared to Texas at $63,826.<\/p>\n<p>MPR is ethnically diverse. The most common language spoken is English, followed by Spanish and West Germanic languages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>City of Morgan\u2019s Point Resort Community Profile<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MPR-Community-Profile-2023.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Morgan\u2019s Point Resort Community Profile 2023<\/a><br \/>\nAll data included in the Community Profile represents a Retail Trade Area with a fifteen-minute drive time from the center of Morgan\u2019s Point Resort, Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Census Business Builder<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cbb.census.gov\/sbe\/#\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Census Business Builder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Developing in MPR<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cStart. Locate. Expand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/City-Forms.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Click here for city forms (building permits etc.)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellcountyhealth.org\/\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Click here for Bell County Health District rules and regulations for septic systems<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maps &#038; Property Search<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MPR-City-Maps.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Morgan\u2019s Point Resort City Maps<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.morganspointresorttx.gov\/214\/GIS-Mapping-System\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Morgan\u2019s Point Resort GIS Mapping System<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/propaccess.bellcad.org\/clientdb\/?cid=1\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Bell CAD commercial property search in Morgan\u2019s Point Resort<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Regulations<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/MPR-Building-and-Business-Regulations.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Morgan\u2019s Point Resort Building and Business Regulations \/ Ordinances<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/2701\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Short Term Rentals \u2013 Airbnb bans parties<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Services<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Underbrush-Land-Clearing.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Underbrush land clearing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mpr-edc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Internet-Providers.pdf\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Internet providers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental &#038; Safety Resources<\/strong><br \/>\nMPR is a nature-based community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/huntwild\/wild\/species\/\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Rare, threatened and endangered species<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/huntwild\/wild\/species\/\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Protected species in Texas<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/environmental-topics\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Environmental resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEMA Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/hazards.fema.gov\/nri\/\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">FEMA National Risk Index for Bell County, Texas<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/msc.fema.gov\/portal\/home\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">FEMA \u2013 Find a flood map<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/floodfactor.com\/\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Long-range flood risk<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=8f7b5e8e5a6b4f1c8e3f0b2c1f0e1e3a\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">MPR watershed viewer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tceq.texas.gov\/drinkingwater\" style=\"color:#3366ff;\">Drinking water mapping \u2013 waterways<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grow Your Business in MPR Demographics Morgan\u2019s Point Resort (MPR) is a small city located in Bell County along the shores of Lake Belton. 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