Morrison vs Sterling

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

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

Sterling has the higher population (14,670 vs 3,781 in Morrison). Morrison has the higher median household income ($67,580 vs $52,647 in Sterling). Morrison has the higher median home value ($117,300 vs $107,800 in Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Morrison	Sterling
Population	3,781	14,670
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$67,580	$52,647
Median home value	$117,300	$107,800
Median gross rent	$1,104	$780
Housing units	1,594	7,385
Homeownership rate	78.3%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrison	Sterling
Population	3,776 → 3,781 (+0.1%)	14,782 → 14,670 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$44,207 → $67,580 (+52.9%)	$43,685 → $52,647 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $117,300 (+22.7%)	$88,100 → $107,800 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,104 (+41.5%)	$675 → $780 (+15.6%)

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

Sterling

Population

14,78214,670

Median household income

$43,685$52,647

Median home value

$88,100$107,800

Median gross rent

$675$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrison	Sterling
Under 5	6.4%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.7%
75 and over	11.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrison	Sterling
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	67.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrison	Sterling
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.5%
High school graduate	37.2%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrison	Sterling
Drove alone	79.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.1%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	8.6%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrison	Sterling
1-unit, detached	86.7%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	6.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Morrison	Sterling
Poverty rate	7.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1955	1957