Herrin vs Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Herrin and Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marion has the higher population (16,796 vs 12,271 in Herrin). Herrin has the higher median household income ($58,501 vs $57,281 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $109,100 in Herrin).

Population, income & housing

	Herrin	Marion
Population	12,271	16,796
Median age	40.1 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,501	$57,281
Median home value	$109,100	$145,300
Median gross rent	$1,016	$878
Housing units	6,012	8,804
Homeownership rate	63.6%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herrin	Marion
Population	12,827 → 12,271 (-4.3%)	17,595 → 16,796 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$44,989 → $58,501 (+30.0%)	$43,502 → $57,281 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $109,100 (+24.4%)	$115,500 → $145,300 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $1,016 (+58.8%)	$740 → $878 (+18.6%)

Herrin

Population

12,82712,271

Median household income

$44,989$58,501

Median home value

$87,700$109,100

Median gross rent

$640$1,016

Marion

Population

17,59516,796

Median household income

$43,502$57,281

Median home value

$115,500$145,300

Median gross rent

$740$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herrin	Marion
Under 5	6.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	16.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.5%
75 and over	6.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herrin	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	85.1%
Black or African American	4.9%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herrin	Marion
No high school diploma	8.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	27.7%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herrin	Marion
Drove alone	79.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	13.9%
Other means	3.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herrin	Marion
1-unit, detached	73.7%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	7.4%
20 or more units	2.1%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Herrin	Marion
Poverty rate	17.4%	16.0%
Average household size	2.21	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1972	1979