Marshall vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Marshall and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Marshall and West Union are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marshall has the higher population (3,987 vs 164 in West Union). West Union has the higher median household income ($72,969 vs $70,950 in Marshall). Since 2019, Marshall's population has grown faster (+12.5% vs -49.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall	West Union
Population	3,987	164
Median age	42.7 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,950	$72,969
Median home value	$118,500	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	2,067	85
Homeownership rate	70.8%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall	West Union
Population	3,543 → 3,987 (+12.5%)	322 → 164 (-49.1%)
Median household income	$45,703 → $70,950 (+55.2%)	$48,929 → $72,969 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$101,900 → $118,500 (+16.3%)	$45,000 → $78,900 (+75.3%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $850 (+28.0%)	—

Marshall

Population

3,5433,987

Median household income

$45,703$70,950

Median home value

$101,900$118,500

Median gross rent

$664$850

West Union

Population

322164

Median household income

$48,929$72,969

Median home value

$45,000$78,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall	West Union
Under 5	5.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	9.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	7.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	22.6%
65 to 74	13.0%	21.3%
75 and over	8.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall	West Union
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	37.9%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall	West Union
Drove alone	76.0%	84.3%
Carpooled	17.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall	West Union
1-unit, detached	74.9%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshall	West Union
Poverty rate	4.9%	15.2%
Average household size	2.10	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1970	1938