Hillcrest vs Mount Morris

A side-by-side comparison of Hillcrest and Mount Morris: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillcrest and Mount Morris are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Morris has the higher population (2,679 vs 1,679 in Hillcrest). Hillcrest has the higher median household income ($77,609 vs $38,162 in Mount Morris). Hillcrest has the higher median home value ($151,900 vs $117,600 in Mount Morris).

Population, income & housing

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
Population	1,679	2,679
Median age	37.2 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,609	$38,162
Median home value	$151,900	$117,600
Median gross rent	$1,158	$487
Housing units	536	1,385
Homeownership rate	81.9%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
Population	1,240 → 1,679 (+35.4%)	3,172 → 2,679 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$65,673 → $77,609 (+18.2%)	$44,601 → $38,162 (-14.4%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $151,900 (+21.9%)	$94,900 → $117,600 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,158 (+27.8%)	$646 → $487 (-24.6%)

Hillcrest

Population

1,2401,679

Median household income

$65,673$77,609

Median home value

$124,600$151,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,158

Mount Morris

Population

3,1722,679

Median household income

$44,601$38,162

Median home value

$94,900$117,600

Median gross rent

$646$487

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
Under 5	4.2%	13.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	8.1%
18 to 24	13.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.7%
75 and over	1.9%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
White (non-Hispanic)	62.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
No high school diploma	11.6%	18.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
Drove alone	79.4%	70.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	15.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
1-unit, detached	95.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hillcrest	Mount Morris
Poverty rate	10.3%	20.6%
Average household size	3.13	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1979	1957