Morton is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 17,557 people and four associated neighborhoods, Morton is the 149th largest community in Illinois.Morton is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 88.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Morton is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Morton who work in management occupations (13.33%), office and administrative support (11.75%), and business and financial occupations (9.67%). Also of interest is that Morton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Morton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Morton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Morton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Morton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Morton are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.38% of adults in Morton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Morton in 2022 was $48,602, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,408 for a family of four. The people who call Morton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Morton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Morton include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Morton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
