Marquette Heights vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Marquette Heights and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Washington has the higher population (15,946 vs 2,613 in Marquette Heights). Washington has the higher median household income ($91,360 vs $77,386 in Marquette Heights). Washington has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $121,600 in Marquette Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Marquette Heights	Washington
Population	2,613	15,946
Median age	39.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,386	$91,360
Median home value	$121,600	$216,700
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,087
Housing units	1,222	6,322
Homeownership rate	90.7%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marquette Heights	Washington
Population	2,694 → 2,613 (-3.0%)	16,567 → 15,946 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$60,804 → $77,386 (+27.3%)	$76,508 → $91,360 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$103,300 → $121,600 (+17.7%)	$180,900 → $216,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,112 → $1,132 (+1.8%)	$947 → $1,087 (+14.8%)

Marquette Heights

Population

2,6942,613

Median household income

$60,804$77,386

Median home value

$103,300$121,600

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,132

Washington

Population

16,56715,946

Median household income

$76,508$91,360

Median home value

$180,900$216,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marquette Heights	Washington
Under 5	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.6%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	9.2%
75 and over	3.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marquette Heights	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marquette Heights	Washington
No high school diploma	6.3%	1.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marquette Heights	Washington
Drove alone	86.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.4%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marquette Heights	Washington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Marquette Heights	Washington
Poverty rate	5.3%	4.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1961	1978