Mount Morris

Population: 2,679
Median household income: $38,162
Median home value: $117,600

Mount Morris, a community in Ogle County, Illinois, has 2,679 residents. The median household income of $38,162 is below the Ogle County median ($79,244).

From 2019 to 2023, Mount Morris's population declined 15.5% from 3,172 to 2,679, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $94,900 to $117,600.

72.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,679
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,162
Median home value: $117,600
Median gross rent: $487
Housing units: 1,385
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1722,679

Median household income

$44,601$38,162

Median home value

$94,900$117,600

Median gross rent

$646$487

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,172	$44,601	$94,900	$646
2020	3,182	$42,962	$97,900	$602
2021	3,044	$34,728	$109,500	$467
2022	2,853	$38,359	$122,700	$488
2023	2,679	$38,162	$117,600	$487

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.1%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	351	13.1%
5 to 17	216	8.1%
18 to 24	163	6.1%
25 to 34	287	10.7%
35 to 44	240	9.0%
45 to 54	293	10.9%
55 to 64	246	9.2%
65 to 74	393	14.7%
75 and over	490	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,514	93.8%
Black or African American	55	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	21	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	365	18.7%
High school graduate	551	28.3%
Some college or associate's	568	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	248	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	217	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	693	70.2%
Carpooled	154	15.6%
Public transit	7	0.7%
Walked	77	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	226	24.3%
15 to 29 min	341	36.6%
30 to 44 min	252	27.1%
45 to 59 min	53	5.7%
60+ min	59	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 20.6% (530 of 2,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	577	43.0%
Nonfamily households	764	57.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,341	96.8%
Vacant	44	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	924	68.9%
Renter-occupied	417	31.1%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units17.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,008	72.8%
1-unit, attached	52	3.8%
2 to 4 units	63	4.5%
5 to 19 units	19	1.4%
20 or more units	243	17.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1750998
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0483, -89.4293