Morton is home to 16,595 people in Illinois. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 17 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,402, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Morton
What changed most since 1990
White share98.7% → 91.9%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$187,445 → $239,400(+28%)US over the same years: +67%
Morton's population equals 13% of Tazewell County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 21% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 18% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.5%(157)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(135)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.2%(308)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.3%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 806 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Morton, decade by decade
Morton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,799
$95,494
$187,445
26.1%
3.2
2000
15,198
$98,131
$228,071
34.3%
6.3
2010
16,267
$96,823
$244,125
41.7%
11.6
2020
17,117
$95,726
$239,256
40.4%
18.8
2024
16,595
$94,402
$239,400
46.4%
19.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
