Marseilles vs Oglesby

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

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

Marseilles has the higher population (4,071 vs 3,723 in Oglesby). Oglesby has the higher median household income ($71,618 vs $56,777 in Marseilles). Oglesby has the higher median home value ($130,900 vs $119,100 in Marseilles).

Population, income & housing

	Marseilles	Oglesby
Population	4,071	3,723
Median age	41.0 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,777	$71,618
Median home value	$119,100	$130,900
Median gross rent	$1,039	$810
Housing units	2,119	1,765
Homeownership rate	64.6%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marseilles	Oglesby
Population	5,032 → 4,071 (-19.1%)	3,549 → 3,723 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $56,777 (-3.4%)	$60,508 → $71,618 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $119,100 (+9.9%)	$99,500 → $130,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$949 → $1,039 (+9.5%)	$604 → $810 (+34.1%)

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

Oglesby

Population

3,5493,723

Median household income

$60,508$71,618

Median home value

$99,500$130,900

Median gross rent

$604$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marseilles	Oglesby
Under 5	5.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	16.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.0%
75 and over	6.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marseilles	Oglesby
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marseilles	Oglesby
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	44.3%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marseilles	Oglesby
Drove alone	83.2%	85.9%
Carpooled	4.4%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	4.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marseilles	Oglesby
1-unit, detached	63.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Marseilles	Oglesby
Poverty rate	16.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.35	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1963	1957