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Marshall County, IL

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

AI Overview

Marshall County, IL is a small rural county of 11,715 residents with a median age of 46.1 years and a labor force participation rate of 56.0%, reflecting its older, largely settled workforce. Educational attainment skews toward vocational and high-school credentials—91.0% hold a high school diploma or higher, but only 18.7% have a bachelor's degree—while median worker earnings of $40,782 and a median household income of $71,585 suggest moderate wage levels. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $137,800 and median gross rent of $767/month, and a homeownership rate of 79.7%; the county posted a slight population decline of 0.7% over five years, with an unemployment rate of 4.7%.

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

Population

11,715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,585

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,812 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races293 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race277 (2.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone193 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone47 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone13 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish243
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic28
  3. 3.Other Indo-European19
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

834

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,642

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,063
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance991
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)554
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining396
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities360

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,472
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,130
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations982
  4. 4.Service Occupations893
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations681

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.80×)309
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)1,006
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.65×)194
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)373
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.20×)288

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$137,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$767/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999597 (14.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999501 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999390 (9.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999366 (9.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999304 (7.5%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999287 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,782

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,450 (86.9%)
  • Worked At Home338 (6.6%)
  • Carpooled227 (4.4%)
  • Walked66 (1.3%)
  • Other19 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle15 (0.3%)

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.