Mount Morris, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,726
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
51.8
6.58% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.8%
33.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$45,726
19.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$121,800
3.57% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,117
8.03% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Morris, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Mount Morris, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Morris, IL was $121,800, and the homeownership rate was 70%.

Most people in Mount Morris, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Morris, IL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Mount Morris, IL is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.78% of Mount Morris, IL residents were born outside of the country (212 people).

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Mount Morris, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 156 White (Hispanic) and 56 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Mount Morris, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Morris, IL was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Morris, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.43k ± 357
  2. White (Hispanic)
    156 ± 148
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    56 ± 58
7.78%
Hispanic Population
212 people

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Mount Morris, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 156 White (Hispanic) and 56 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.78% of the people in Mount Morris, IL are hispanic (212 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Morris, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.78%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
212 people
7.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
207 people

As of 2024, 7.78% of Mount Morris, IL residents (212 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Morris, IL was 7.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    115 ± 64
  2. Korea
    53 ± 51
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    38 ± 43

Mount Morris, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Morris, IL employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Morris, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (225 people), Manufacturing (149 people), and Finance & Insurance (139 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,270), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($67,560), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,560).

Occupations

1.12k
2024 Value
± 284
8.03%
1 Year growth
± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Morris, IL grew at a rate of 8.03%, from 1.03k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Morris, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (137 people), Sales & Related Occupations (137 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (113 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Morris, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

1.12k
2024 Value
± 284
8.03%
1 Year growth
± 35%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Morris, IL grew at a rate of 8.03%, from 1.03k employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Morris, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (225 people), Manufacturing (149 people), and Finance & Insurance (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Morris, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mount Morris, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,211
Median earning men ± $6,868
$28,438
Median earning women ± $5,404

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($58,750) and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,775).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($30,921), Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,139), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,179).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Morris, IL was $121,800 in 2024, which is 0.366 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,600 to $121,800, a 3.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Morris, IL is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Morris, IL have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Morris, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$121,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,701
$932
Median Property Taxes
±$246

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Mount Morris, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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Rent vs Own

70%
Homeownership
2024
60.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Mount Morris, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$45,726
Median Household Income
± $16,842
1.33k
Number of Households
± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Mount Morris, IL grew to $45,726 from the previous year's value of $38,162.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Morris, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Morris, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71%)
  2. Carpooled (16.7%)
  3. Walked (6.48%)

In 2024, 71% of workers in Mount Morris, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.7%) and those who walked to work (6.48%).

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Commute Time

23 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Morris, IL have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.66% of the workforce in Mount Morris, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Morris, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Morris, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Morris, IL (360 out of 2.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Morris, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

100% of the population of Mount Morris, IL has health coverage, with 36.9% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 23.1% on Medicare, 19.8% on non-group plans, and 0.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.8% were men and 55.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 30.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.8% were men and 55.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
36.9%
Employer Coverage
19.4%
Medicaid
23.1%
Medicare
19.8%
Non-Group
0.84%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Morris, IL stayed by NaNN% from 0% to 0%.

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