Montgomery County vs Morgan County

A side-by-side comparison of Montgomery County and Morgan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Montgomery County and Morgan County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morgan County has the higher population (32,621 vs 28,078 in Montgomery County). Morgan County has the higher median household income ($65,175 vs $61,863 in Montgomery County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($128,700 vs $102,200 in Montgomery County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Population	28,078	32,621
Median age	42.6 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,863	$65,175
Median home value	$102,200	$128,700
Median gross rent	$715	$710
Housing units	12,528	15,033
Homeownership rate	76.3%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Population	28,828 → 28,078 (-2.6%)	34,247 → 32,621 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$52,748 → $61,863 (+17.3%)	$51,437 → $65,175 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $102,200 (+21.5%)	$110,100 → $128,700 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $715 (+11.0%)	$720 → $710 (-1.4%)

Montgomery County

Population

28,82828,078

Median household income

$52,748$61,863

Median home value

$84,100$102,200

Median gross rent

$644$715

Morgan County

Population

34,24732,621

Median household income

$51,437$65,175

Median home value

$110,100$128,700

Median gross rent

$720$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Under 5	5.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.7%
75 and over	9.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.6%
Black or African American	2.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Drove alone	80.6%	82.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	3.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.1%	8.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	82.6%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	13.8%	12.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1963	1966