Marshall County, IL

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2022 Population

11,740

0.348% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

46.2

0.645% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.3%

8.11% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$64,940

7.82% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$124,600

11.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Marshall County, IL had a population of 11.7k people with a median age of 46.2 and a median household income of $64,940. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Marshall County, IL declined from 11,781 to 11,740, a −0.348% decrease and its median household income grew from $60,231 to $64,940, a 7.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marshall County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.1%), White (Hispanic) (1.48%), Other (Hispanic) (0.903%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.622%).

None of the households in Marshall County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Marshall County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Marshall County, IL was $124,600, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Marshall County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Marshall County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Marshall County, IL borders Bureau County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Stark County, IL, and Woodford County, IL.

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Population & Diversity

Marshall County, IL is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.17% of Marshall County, IL residents were born outside of the country (137 people).

In 2022, there were 30 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Marshall County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 364 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 174 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.2% of Marshall County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Marshall County, IL was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marshall County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marshall County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.9k ± 93
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
364 ± 109
White (Hispanic)
174 ± 58

3.06%

Hispanic Population

359 people

3.06% of the people in Marshall County, IL are hispanic (359 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Marshall County, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.17%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

137 people

1.41%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

166 people

As of 2022, 1.17% of Marshall County, IL residents (137 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marshall County, IL was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marshall County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
329 ± 80
Gulf War (2001-)
135 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
107 ± 46

Marshall County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.44 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Marshall County, IL employs 5.18k people. The largest industries in Marshall County, IL are Manufacturing (1,065 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (680 people), and Retail Trade (470 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($88,438), Finance & Insurance ($69,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,932).

Employment

Occupations

5.18k

2022 Value

± 293

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 8.05%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marshall County, IL grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 5.09k employees to 5.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marshall County, IL, are Production Occupations (584 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (551 people), and Management Occupations (484 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marshall County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.18k

2022 Value

± 293

1.77%

1 Year growth

± 8.05%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marshall County, IL grew at a rate of 1.77%, from 5.09k employees to 5.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marshall County, IL, are Manufacturing (1,065 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (680 people), and Retail Trade (470 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marshall County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Marshall County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,659

Median earning men ± $3,661

$31,675

Median earning women ± $1,235

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,917), Public Administration ($76,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,153).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($103,438), Construction ($55,179), and Public Administration ($48,295).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

64
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
60
Wholesale Trade
54
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marshall County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.48%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.48%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marshall County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marshall County, IL was $124,600 in 2022, which is 0.442 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $111,300 to $124,600, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Marshall County, IL is 78.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Marshall County, IL have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marshall County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Marshall County, IL is $64,940. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Marshall County, IL was Census Tract 9613 with a value of $72,250, followed by Census Tract 9614 and Census Tract 9611, with respective values of $70,600 and $64,750.

Property

$124,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,941

$3,908

Median Property Taxes

±$236

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marshall County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marshall County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2022

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.7% of the housing units in Marshall County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marshall County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9613
Census Tract 9614
Census Tract 9611

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Marshall County, IL was Census Tract 9613 with a value of $72,250, followed by Census Tract 9614 and Census Tract 9611, with respective values of $70,600 and $64,750.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marshall County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,940

Median Household Income

± $3,707

4.97k

Number of Households

± 290

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.97k households in Marshall County, IL grew to $64,940 from the previous year's value of $60,231.

The following chart displays the households in Marshall County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marshall County, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (87%)
Worked At Home (5.23%)
Carpooled (4.79%)

In 2022, 87% of workers in Marshall County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.23%) and those who carpooled to work (4.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marshall County, IL have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Marshall County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marshall County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marshall County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marshall County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marshall County, IL (1.39k out of 11.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marshall County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.9% of the population of Marshall County, IL has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 18.8% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.915% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.06%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

18.8%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

0.915%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marshall County, IL declined by 3.85% from 4.22% to 4.06%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marshall County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.