Cumberland County vs Marshall County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Marshall County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland County and Marshall County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marshall County has the higher population (11,715 vs 10,378 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median household income ($69,826 vs $69,818 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $117,700 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
Population	10,378	11,715
Median age	42.3 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,826	$69,818
Median home value	$117,700	$137,800
Median gross rent	$756	$767
Housing units	4,720	5,824
Homeownership rate	83.5%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
Population	10,836 → 10,378 (-4.2%)	11,679 → 11,715 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$56,206 → $69,826 (+24.2%)	$58,465 → $69,818 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $117,700 (+11.2%)	$104,900 → $137,800 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $756 (+29.9%)	$623 → $767 (+23.1%)

Cumberland County

Population

10,83610,378

Median household income

$56,206$69,826

Median home value

$105,800$117,700

Median gross rent

$582$756

Marshall County

Population

11,67911,715

Median household income

$58,465$69,818

Median home value

$104,900$137,800

Median gross rent

$623$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
Under 5	6.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	13.4%
75 and over	8.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	6.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
Drove alone	82.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	84.1%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	9.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1969	1962