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Morris, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Morris is a Census city of 14,898 people across 12.39 square miles of land, in Grundy County. Median household income is $76,711, 57.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morris
What Morris is
- Census place typecity
- Land area12.39 sq mi
- Water area0.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,202
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrundy County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris
How many people live in Morris
- Population14,898
- Median age40.2
- Population under 183,046
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over2,556
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households6,484
- Family households3,870
- Share of households that are families59.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris
Income and work in Morris
- Median household income$76,711
- Per capita income$40,179
- Civilian labor force7,809
- Employed7,582
- Unemployed227 plus or minus 91
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over10,493
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris
Housing in Morris
- Housing units6,566
- Occupied units6,484
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Owner occupied3,711
- Renter occupied2,773
- Ownership rate57.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$247,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,132
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Single family units4,667
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,865 plus or minus 413
- Share in buildings of two or more28.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris
How Morris gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,639
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,267
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,005 plus or minus 407
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.2 percent
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home11.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morris
SBA loans in Morris (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$23,186,500
- Average approval$966,104
- Median approval$400,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,000,000
- Largest approval$3,505,000
- Jobs supported508
- Jobs per approval21.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morris, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris
SBA loans in Morris (504)
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$7,243,000
- Average approval$329,227
- Median approval$254,500
- Largest approval$808,000
- Jobs supported216
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morris, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Morris
Flood risk in Morris
- NFIP communityCity of Morris
- NFIP community number170263
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The City of Morris participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170263 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Grundy County, not Morris
Grundy County context, not Morris figures
- Establishments in Grundy County1,202
- Covered employment, Grundy County22,349
- Average annual pay, Grundy County$69,868
- Housing units permitted, Grundy County88
Every figure in this section is published for Grundy County as a whole and is not a measurement of Morris.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Morris questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morris, Illinois?
14,898, in 6,484 households. Morris city covers 12.39 square miles of land, which is 1,202 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morris in?
Grundy County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Morris?
$76,711. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $247,400. Median gross rent is $1,132 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Morris businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $23.2 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $400,000, plus 22 504 approvals worth $7.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morris, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Morris borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Morris. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Morris in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morris appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morris, city of, community 170263, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Morris figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grundy County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Morris.
Is zoning published for Morris?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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