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Marion County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Marion County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marion County, IL is a small rural county of 37,294 residents with a labor force participation rate of 60.0% and an unemployment rate of 6.4%, suggesting a constrained but low-cost workforce where median worker earnings run $38,010 annually and only 17.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $100,100 and median gross rent of $771/month, supported by a 74.7% homeownership rate. The county has shed 2.1% of its population over five years, carries a 16.2% poverty rate, and posts a per capita income of $32,199 against a GDP per capita of $36,670.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,240

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.1% since 2018

Marion County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,280 (89.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,287 (3.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,097 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race540 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone487 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone270 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish472
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic78
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island48
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)43
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)35

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,199

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,670

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,520
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,134
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,962
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,374
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,256

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,263
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,281
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,928
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,710
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,361

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.80×)2,966
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)1,313
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.26×)333
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)914
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)4,432

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$771/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,386 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999895 (7.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999873 (7.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999857 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999785 (6.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999784 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,387 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled1,585 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home781 (4.8%)
  • Walked189 (1.2%)
  • Other76 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle67 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.