Morrison vs Prophetstown

A side-by-side comparison of Morrison and Prophetstown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Morrison has the higher population (3,781 vs 1,828 in Prophetstown). Morrison has the higher median household income ($67,580 vs $66,797 in Prophetstown). Morrison has the higher median home value ($117,300 vs $116,300 in Prophetstown).

Population, income & housing

	Morrison	Prophetstown
Population	3,781	1,828
Median age	39.8 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,580	$66,797
Median home value	$117,300	$116,300
Median gross rent	$1,104	$704
Housing units	1,594	804
Homeownership rate	78.3%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrison	Prophetstown
Population	3,776 → 3,781 (+0.1%)	2,062 → 1,828 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$44,207 → $67,580 (+52.9%)	$49,152 → $66,797 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $117,300 (+22.7%)	$96,300 → $116,300 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,104 (+41.5%)	$707 → $704 (-0.4%)

Morrison

Population

3,7763,781

Median household income

$44,207$67,580

Median home value

$95,600$117,300

Median gross rent

$780$1,104

Prophetstown

Population

2,0621,828

Median household income

$49,152$66,797

Median home value

$96,300$116,300

Median gross rent

$707$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrison	Prophetstown
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.9%
75 and over	11.9%	14.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrison	Prophetstown
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrison	Prophetstown
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.6%
High school graduate	37.2%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrison	Prophetstown
Drove alone	79.9%	87.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrison	Prophetstown
1-unit, detached	86.7%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Morrison	Prophetstown
Poverty rate	7.7%	10.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1955	1957