County profile
Morgan County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1252 of 3,127 US counties by GDP28th-percentile growthmore diversified than 69% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,835
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
759
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
32,515
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.9%
Median HH income
$66.3k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
22.6%±2.1%
Poverty rate
13.4%±2.0%
Business applications
233 · 2025
Retail establishments
123
37.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing28%
Health care22%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation13%
Finance & insurance13%
Education6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
32,515
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $53.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−392
International migration+51
Natural change−646
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.6B2019
$1.6B2020
$1.7B2021
$1.9B2022
$2.0B2023
$2.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$130.8k±$7.2k
Median gross rent
$722/mo±$37/mo
Vacancy rate
12.9%±2.0%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$2.7M
15 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 94Drought 93Strong wind 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2062016
2032017
2082018
2112019
2132020
2252021
2402022
2722023
2792024
3012025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 650% since 202122021
12022
22023
82024
152025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.8 km
I-72
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
BNSF
Nearest port
33.5 km
CARGILL AGHORIZONS, MEREDOSIA GRAIN ELEVATOR DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
47.0 km
ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.7k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Morgan?
Morgan's economy produced $2.1B in 2024, growing 1.8% year over year — slower than 72% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.