Living in Morton Community Unit School District 709 Area

Explore Morton Community Unit School District 709 with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
8,221
households
19,564
Total Population
$204,200
Average House Value
$880
Average Housing Rent
$78,623
Average Household Income
95.61%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
7
Schools
3,061
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
16 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
51%
Percent Proficient - Math
65%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 8,221 households are located in Morton Community Unit School District 709 area. Among them, 2,467 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.91 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,791 and 5,000 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
2% (329) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (662) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Morton Community Unit School District 709, Illinois
Household8,221
Population19,564
Household with Child (age 18 and under)2,467
(30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)5,791
Total Students5,000
Pre-Kindergarten305
Kindergarten147
Grade 1-82,428
Grade 9-121,160
College/Graduate School960
Veterans15,155
Non-citizen329
Non-English Home Language662
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

15,749 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,863 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,839 people are in civilian labor force and 24 are in armed labor force. 9,518 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.30%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Morton Community Unit School District 709 area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $101,140 for the 8,221 households in Morton Community Unit School District 709 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $45,299. 18,722 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.61%.

Housing

There are 8,697 housing units in Morton Community Unit School District 709 area, Illinois with 8,221 units (94.53%) occupied. 6,406 houses (77.92%) are occupied by owner and 1,815 houses (22.08%) are rented. The average housing value is $204,200 and the average rental cost is $880. 230 houses (2.64%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,012 houses (11.64%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 19,906 people lives in Morton Community Unit School District 709 area, Illinois with 9,570 male and 10,336 female. The males to female ratio is 48.08 to 51.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.