LaSalle vs Marseilles

A side-by-side comparison of LaSalle and Marseilles: population, income, housing, and more.

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

LaSalle has the higher population (9,471 vs 4,071 in Marseilles). Marseilles has the higher median household income ($56,777 vs $54,246 in LaSalle). Marseilles has the higher median home value ($119,100 vs $109,500 in LaSalle).

Population, income & housing

	LaSalle	Marseilles
Population	9,471	4,071
Median age	40.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,246	$56,777
Median home value	$109,500	$119,100
Median gross rent	$1,011	$1,039
Housing units	4,497	2,119
Homeownership rate	62.7%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaSalle	Marseilles
Population	9,147 → 9,471 (+3.5%)	5,032 → 4,071 (-19.1%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $54,246 (+8.9%)	$58,750 → $56,777 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$92,600 → $109,500 (+18.3%)	$108,400 → $119,100 (+9.9%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $1,011 (+20.8%)	$949 → $1,039 (+9.5%)

LaSalle

Population

9,1479,471

Median household income

$49,792$54,246

Median home value

$92,600$109,500

Median gross rent

$837$1,011

Marseilles

Population

5,0324,071

Median household income

$58,750$56,777

Median home value

$108,400$119,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,039

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaSalle	Marseilles
Under 5	6.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	16.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	10.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaSalle	Marseilles
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaSalle	Marseilles
No high school diploma	14.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	37.9%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaSalle	Marseilles
Drove alone	85.2%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	4.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	2.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	2.4%	10.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaSalle	Marseilles
1-unit, detached	71.9%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	LaSalle	Marseilles
Poverty rate	18.6%	16.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1954	1963