East Peoria vs Morton

A side-by-side comparison of East Peoria and Morton: population, income, housing, and more.

East Peoria and Morton are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Peoria has the higher population (22,485 vs 16,503 in Morton). Morton has the higher median household income ($87,760 vs $71,763 in East Peoria). Morton has the higher median home value ($238,900 vs $160,800 in East Peoria).

Population, income & housing

	East Peoria	Morton
Population	22,485	16,503
Median age	42.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,763	$87,760
Median home value	$160,800	$238,900
Median gross rent	$894	$1,001
Housing units	10,912	7,416
Homeownership rate	75.5%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Peoria	Morton
Population	22,851 → 22,485 (-1.6%)	16,562 → 16,503 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$58,984 → $71,763 (+21.7%)	$77,214 → $87,760 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $160,800 (+15.0%)	$199,400 → $238,900 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $894 (+30.1%)	$878 → $1,001 (+14.0%)

East Peoria

Population

22,85122,485

Median household income

$58,984$71,763

Median home value

$139,800$160,800

Median gross rent

$687$894

Morton

Population

16,56216,503

Median household income

$77,214$87,760

Median home value

$199,400$238,900

Median gross rent

$878$1,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Peoria	Morton
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.7%
75 and over	8.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Peoria	Morton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Peoria	Morton
No high school diploma	5.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	28.9%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Peoria	Morton
Drove alone	82.6%	80.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	4.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Peoria	Morton
1-unit, detached	81.7%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	7.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	East Peoria	Morton
Poverty rate	11.2%	6.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1968	1975