County population in 2014: 12,014 (all rural); it was 13,180 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,331 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,846 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,188 Renter-occupied apartments: 984 (it was 1,037 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
33%
Land area: 386 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 31 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Marshall County: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (35.6%), Educational, health and social services (14.9%), Manufacturing (12.4%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $50,971 ($41,576 in 1999)
This county:
$50971
Illinois:
$56210
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $434 (lower quartile is $345, upper quartile is $550)
This county:
$434
State:
$772
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,592 (it was $77,400 in 2000)
Marshall:
$93,592
Illinois:
$169,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,686 - $150,456 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,016 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $447
Institutionalized population: 242
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $2,496 (2.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $2,296 (2.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 11.0%
(10.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.6% for other race residents, 35.0% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 11.4%
Marshall County:
11.4%
Illinois:
14.7%
(11.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 38.2% for other race residents, 34.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 45 years old
(Males: 44 years old, Females: 46 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 50 years old, American Indian residents: 45 years old, Asian residents: 54 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)
Area name: Peoria, IL MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $471 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.
Current college students: 468 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 132 (60% naturalized citizens)
Marshall County:
1.0%
Whole state:
12.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 14
1990 to 1994: 9
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 6
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 68
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,183
One, attached: 48
Two: 114
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 82
10 to 19: 41
20 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 277
Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 1,920 (111 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,638
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
69.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Marshall County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
2,927
16
Catholic
2,282
5
Evangelical Protestant
1,328
13
Other
1
-
None
6,102
-
Marshall County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Marshall County:
2.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.78 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Marshall County:
7.80 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:
10.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Marshall County:
8.9%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Marshall County:
26.6%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.8%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Marshall County:
Average size of farms: 421 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $115,642 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $281.88 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.19% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.25% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $82,569 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.40% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $158,258 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.00% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.11 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.10% Corn for grain: 86347 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 885 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 73796 harvested acres Vegetables: 182 harvested acres Land in orchards: 68 acres
Earthquake activity:
Marshall County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 194.6 miles away from Marshall County center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 171.3 miles away from the county center On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from the county center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 226.7 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 193.9 miles away from Marshall County center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 181.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
IllinoisSevere Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 3, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1960): March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
IllinoisSnow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 1, 2006, Emergency Declared (EM-3269): December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
IllinoisHurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3230): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
IllinoisSevere Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3161): January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
IllinoisWinter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 1, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3134): January 8, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
IllinoisFlooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: May 15, 1990 to July 3, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-871): June 22, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-871, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
IllinoisSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 23, 1985 to April 5, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-735): March 29, 1985, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-735, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
IllinoisSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: December 13, 1982, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-674): December 13, 1982, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-674, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
IllinoisSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 30, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-583): April 30, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-583, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
IllinoisBlizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared (EM-3068): January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Marshall County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Snows: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
Healthcare support occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (20%)
Italy (14%)
Korea (12%)
Mexico (9%)
Canada (8%)
Japan (8%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall County (%):
German (39%)
Irish (12%)
English (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Italian (6%)
Swedish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,184 (80%)
Carpooled: 670 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 25 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 216 (3%)
Other means: 49 (1%)
Worked at home: 319 (5%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Marshall County, Illinois in 2000:
256 people in nursing homes
17 people in religious group quarters
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
People in group quarters in Marshall County, Illinois in 2010:
235 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
13 people in other noninstitutional facilities
7 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,836.
4.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,879 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.97%
Illinois average:
4.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,656 average AGI)
0.66% relocated from other states ($4,223 average AGI)
Marshall County:
0.66%
Illinois average:
1.87%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.49% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,856 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.49%
Illinois average:
4.96%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($28,629 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($7,226 average AGI)
Marshall County:
1.32%
Illinois average:
2.36%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Births per 1000 population in Marshall County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population in Marshall County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marshall County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 4.8%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marshall County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marshall County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,605 (2,361 aged, 244 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 78 (2%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Marshall County, Illinois in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (233)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (182)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (172)
2,410 married couples with children.
507 single-parent households (152 men, 355 women).
97.7% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $66,781,000 ($5060 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $531,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,042,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,993,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,820,000 Federal grants: $5,695,000 Federal procurement contracts: $618,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $27,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,754,000 Federal Government insurance: $43,783,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 738
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
75 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 907
Here:
69 per 1000 residents
State:
43 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +9
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +235
Here:
+18 per 1000 residents
State:
-31 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Marshall County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 22
2000 to 2004: 367
1990 to 1999: 451
1980 to 1989: 393
1970 to 1979: 1,140
1960 to 1969: 717
1950 to 1959: 520
1940 to 1949: 480
1939 or earlier: 1,787
Rooms in houses/apartments in Marshall County, Illinois
66% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Illinois.
Marshall County:
66.4%
State average:
58.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11538
Northeast: 114
Midwest: 801
South: 393
West: 175
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Marshall County
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