What is the population of Marion County, Illinois?

The population of Marion County, Illinois is 36,671, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Marion County, Illinois?

The median household income in Marion County, Illinois is $61,063, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Marion County, Illinois is $29,113, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Marion County, Illinois is 6.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education D

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	36,671	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	63.7	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.45%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	42.2	37.3	37.1
Households	15,465	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Marion County

Group	Share

Marion County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$61,063	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.95%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$29,113	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$770	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	74.5%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM .

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.9	23.8	22.5
Work from home	5.1%	14.0%	13.4%

Marion County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.48	2.54

Marion County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Marion County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.6	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.8%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	21.7%	19.2%	19.0%