Marion County

Marion County has 37,000 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $61,240, 27% below the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $103,000, and 17% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

37,000residentsACS 2020–2024

$61,240median household incomeIllinois: $83K

$103,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Marion County in IllinoisZIP codes in Marion County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey

Map of Illinois with Marion County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
62801	19,827	$52K	$95K	70%	16%	86%	21 min
62807	767	$82K	$159K	89%	31%	96%	33 min
62849	1,887	$61K	$88K	90%	14%	84%	33 min
62853	969	$61K	$80K	72%	11%	88%	22 min
62854	1,827	$64K	$102K	89%	12%	78%	26 min
62870	2,281	$60K	$134K	77%	14%	88%	29 min
62875	1,039	$73K	$116K	88%	13%	87%	31 min
62881	11,078	$71K	$115K	74%	18%	86%	18 min
62882	2,057	$56K	$89K	76%	8%	85%	24 min
62892	150	$75K	$86K	86%	17%	86%	30 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

37,000 residents in 15,512 households, next to the Illinois figure.

24%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

44%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

17,334 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $103,000 (±$5,381).

75%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$794

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20195%

2000–20099%

1990–199912%

1980–198911%

1970–197917%

1960–196912%

1950–195911%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier15%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,240.

$61,240

median household income

15.4%

of people live below the poverty line

5.9%

unemployment rate

17%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

93%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

86%

of households have a broadband subscription

12%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates