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Morton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Morton is a Census village of 16,595 people across 12.88 square miles of land, in Tazewell County. Median household income is $94,402, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morton
What Morton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area12.88 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,288
- County holding the largest share of its areaTazewell 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.
Morton
How many people live in Morton
- Population16,595
- Median age41.4
- Population under 184,299
- Share under 1825.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,833
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households6,809
- Family households4,474
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Income and work in Morton
- Median household income$94,402
- Per capita income$48,602
- Civilian labor force7,842
- Employed7,624
- Unemployed218 plus or minus 139
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over11,572
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
Housing in Morton
- Housing units7,350
- Occupied units6,809
- Vacant units541 plus or minus 236
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied5,437
- Renter occupied1,372
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$239,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,074
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent
- Single family units5,770
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,171
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent
- Mobile homes409 plus or minus 183
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Morton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,710
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,557
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more878 plus or minus 209
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Drove alone80.0 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Morton
SBA loans in Morton (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,120,000
- Average approval$353,333
- Median approval$193,250
- Largest approval$1,347,500
- Jobs supported61
- Jobs per approval10.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term65 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Morton
SBA loans in Morton (504)
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$18,035,000
- Average approval$1,001,944
- Median approval$503,000
- Largest approval$5,301,000
- Jobs supported383
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Morton
Flood risk in Morton
- NFIP communityVillage of Morton
- NFIP community number170652
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/21/26
The Village of Morton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170652 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.
Tazewell County, not Morton
Tazewell County context, not Morton figures
- Establishments in Tazewell County2,772
- Covered employment, Tazewell County46,883
- Average annual pay, Tazewell County$56,089
- Housing units permitted, Tazewell County117
Every figure in this section is published for Tazewell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Morton.
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
Morton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morton, Illinois?
16,595, in 6,809 households. Morton village covers 12.88 square miles of land, which is 1,288 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morton in?
Tazewell 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 Morton?
$94,402. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,400. Median gross rent is $1,074 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Morton businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $193,250, plus 18 504 approvals worth $18.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Morton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Morton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Morton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Morton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morton, village of, community 170652, 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 Morton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tazewell 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 Morton.
Is zoning published for Morton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.