COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Morgan County

Illinois · 36,397 residents · 569 sq mi

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With 36,397 people, Morgan County is a county in Illinois. The typical home is worth $47,600. Households here earn about 18% less than in Illinois as a whole. Renters pay $321 a month at the median. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $26,403, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,397

−1%vs 2000

vs 36,616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

569 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(2,258)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,521)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,615)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(2,800)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(2,598)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(5,709)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(5,346)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(3,414)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(3,322)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(3,144)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,925)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(745)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,403

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,933 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,372

−32%vs 2000

vs $18,205 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,600

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

32.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.7%(33,589)

Black5.3%(1,950)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(496)

Asian0.5%(167)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(34,555)

Black3.9%(1,410)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(238)

Asian0.6%(219)

Other0.6%(213)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(566)

Spaniard0.3%(95)

Central American0.3%(87)

Puerto Rican0.2%(81)

Salvadoran0.2%(60)

South American0.1%(37)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Guatemalan0.1%(25)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Bolivian0%(11)

Chilean0%(7)

Dominican0%(2)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(96)

Korean0.3%(90)

Chinese0.1%(46)

Vietnamese0.1%(18)

Taiwanese0.1%(17)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(22)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German18.7%(6,159)

English16.5%(5,454)

Irish12.8%(4,220)

American7.9%(2,625)

Italian3%(994)

French1.8%(602)

Scottish1.4%(472)

Dutch1.3%(440)

Polish1%(340)

Subsaharan African1%(315)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(247)

Swedish0.7%(224)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(210)

Welsh0.6%(208)

Portuguese0.5%(181)

West Indian0.2%(82)

French Canadian0.2%(80)

Swiss0.2%(80)

Greek0.2%(78)

Russian0.2%(64)

Nigerian0.1%(47)

Czech0.1%(39)

Jamaican0.1%(35)

Danish0.1%(34)

Haitian0.1%(23)

Lithuanian0.1%(20)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Slovak0%(16)

Hungarian0%(13)

Romanian0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Austrian0%(7)

Iranian0%(7)

British0%(6)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 14.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38%(5,298)

Married44.4%(6,203)

Widowed3%(416)

Divorced14.6%(2,043)

Women 15+

Never married30.7%(4,237)

Married43.9%(6,062)

Widowed10.7%(1,482)

Divorced14.8%(2,040)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)21.3%(442)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18%(374)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(710)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(195)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,077 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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