Morton vs Washington

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

Morton and Washington 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 15,946 in Washington). Washington has the higher median household income ($91,360 vs $87,760 in Morton). Morton has the higher median home value ($238,900 vs $216,700 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Morton	Washington
Population	16,503	15,946
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,760	$91,360
Median home value	$238,900	$216,700
Median gross rent	$1,001	$1,087
Housing units	7,416	6,322
Homeownership rate	78.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morton	Washington
Population	16,562 → 16,503 (-0.4%)	16,567 → 15,946 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$77,214 → $87,760 (+13.7%)	$76,508 → $91,360 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$199,400 → $238,900 (+19.8%)	$180,900 → $216,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,001 (+14.0%)	$947 → $1,087 (+14.8%)

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

Washington

Population

16,56715,946

Median household income

$76,508$91,360

Median home value

$180,900$216,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morton	Washington
Under 5	5.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.9%	24.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.2%
75 and over	9.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morton	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morton	Washington
No high school diploma	3.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.0%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morton	Washington
Drove alone	80.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.7%	12.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morton	Washington
1-unit, detached	68.1%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	8.9%
20 or more units	5.9%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Morton	Washington
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1975	1978