Morgan County vs Randolph County

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

Morgan County and Randolph 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 30,142 in Randolph County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($68,870 vs $65,175 in Morgan County). Randolph County has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $128,700 in Morgan County).

Population, income & housing

	Morgan County	Randolph County
Population	32,621	30,142
Median age	41.5 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,175	$68,870
Median home value	$128,700	$134,100
Median gross rent	$710	$760
Housing units	15,033	13,400
Homeownership rate	71.6%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morgan County	Randolph County
Population	34,247 → 32,621 (-4.7%)	32,295 → 30,142 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$51,437 → $65,175 (+26.7%)	$53,816 → $68,870 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $128,700 (+16.9%)	$110,200 → $134,100 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $710 (-1.4%)	$680 → $760 (+11.8%)

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

Randolph County

Population

32,29530,142

Median household income

$53,816$68,870

Median home value

$110,200$134,100

Median gross rent

$680$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morgan County	Randolph County
Under 5	5.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.8%
75 and over	9.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morgan County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	85.8%
Black or African American	5.3%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morgan County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	10.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morgan County	Randolph County
Drove alone	82.2%	84.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morgan County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Morgan County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1966	1972