Morton vs Tremont

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

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

Morton has the higher population (16,503 vs 2,300 in Tremont). Morton has the higher median household income ($87,760 vs $77,420 in Tremont). Morton has the higher median home value ($238,900 vs $200,600 in Tremont).

Population, income & housing

	Morton	Tremont
Population	16,503	2,300
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,760	$77,420
Median home value	$238,900	$200,600
Median gross rent	$1,001	$900
Housing units	7,416	1,151
Homeownership rate	78.2%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morton	Tremont
Population	16,562 → 16,503 (-0.4%)	2,082 → 2,300 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$77,214 → $87,760 (+13.7%)	$66,744 → $77,420 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$199,400 → $238,900 (+19.8%)	$164,200 → $200,600 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,001 (+14.0%)	$638 → $900 (+41.1%)

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

Tremont

Population

2,0822,300

Median household income

$66,744$77,420

Median home value

$164,200$200,600

Median gross rent

$638$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morton	Tremont
Under 5	5.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	9.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.9%
75 and over	9.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morton	Tremont
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morton	Tremont
No high school diploma	3.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morton	Tremont
Drove alone	80.2%	80.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	10.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morton	Tremont
1-unit, detached	68.1%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	5.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Morton	Tremont
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1975	1964