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Morton Grove, Illinois, in Cook county, is 2 miles W of Skokie, Illinois (center to center) and 14 miles NW of Chicago, Illinois. The village is included in the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 22,451 people lived in Morton Grove.
In Morton Grove, about 61% of adults are married. Morton Grove is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in village is married (though of course they're not).
Approximately 26% of Morton Grove is non-white. A diverse population is one of the features of Morton Grove.
If you spend a lot of time in the village, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Morton Grove had a median family income of $72,778. Many people in Morton Grove make a good living. The bulk of the population of the village is doing well, with money to spend. Morton Grove doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the village have earned college degrees than have people in most other villages in Illinois. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Morton Grove.)
Morton Grove residents donated more money ($21,700) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the village.
An estimated 95% of living spaces in Morton Grove are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the village as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Morton Grove, 88% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in Morton Grove.
Morton Grove strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):
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| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 8% |  |
| Racial Diversity (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 16% | |
Comparing Morton Grove to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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