Morton Population History 1990 - 2023

Morton Population Facts

What is the current population of Morton?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Morton is 17,469. Morton, Illinois is the 2,119th largest city in the US.

What county is Morton, Illinois in?

Morton is located entirely in Tazewell County.

What is the size of Morton, Illinois in square miles?

Morton has an area of 12.9 square miles.

What was the peak population of Morton?

The current population of Morton (17,469) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Morton growing?

Morton has grown 12.9% since the 2000. Morton, Illinois's growth is about average. 42% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Morton, Illinois?

Morton has a population density of 1,255.8 people per square mile.

Morton Demographics

What is the voting age population of Morton, Illinois?

The total voting age population of Morton, Illinois, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 12,386. The voting age population is 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 21.8% of the residents of Morton are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Morton, Illinois?

The racial demographics of Morton are 95.4% White, 2.1% Asian, 1.3% Black, 0.6% Other and 0.5% Two or more races. Additionally, 3.4% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois residents are below the poverty line?

In Morton, 4.6% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 4.6%. On a per-household basis, 2.7% of families are below the poverty line in Morton.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 62.2% of Morton residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Morton, Illinois residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 95.5% of Morton residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 42.1% have a bachelor's degree and 13.6% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Morton residents aged 5 and older, 4.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.2% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.3% speak an Asian language.

Morton Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Morton, Illinois?

The unemployment rate in Morton is 2.6%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois residents work for the government?

In Morton, 9.3% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Morton, Illinois?

The median household income in Morton is $77,214.

Morton Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Morton, Illinois?

In Morton, 74.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Morton, Illinois?

Renters occupy 25.2% of housing units in Morton.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Morton, 7.7% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Morton, Illinois housing units were built after 2000?

In Morton, 19.6% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,500 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Morton, Illinois?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Morton is $878.

What percentage of households in Morton, Illinois have broadband internet?

In Morton, 84.3% of households have an active broadband internet connection.