Jasper County vs Marshall County

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

Jasper 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 9,233 in Jasper County). Jasper County has the higher median household income ($71,094 vs $69,818 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $122,900 in Jasper County).

Population, income & housing

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Population	9,233	11,715
Median age	44.2 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,094	$69,818
Median home value	$122,900	$137,800
Median gross rent	$766	$767
Housing units	4,227	5,824
Homeownership rate	82.8%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Population	9,594 → 9,233 (-3.8%)	11,679 → 11,715 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$54,256 → $71,094 (+31.0%)	$58,465 → $69,818 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$99,500 → $122,900 (+23.5%)	$104,900 → $137,800 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $766 (+32.5%)	$623 → $767 (+23.1%)

Jasper County

Population

9,5949,233

Median household income

$54,256$71,094

Median home value

$99,500$122,900

Median gross rent

$578$766

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)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.4%
75 and over	8.6%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jasper County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	6.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Drove alone	84.8%	87.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jasper County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	87.4%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Jasper County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	8.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1974	1962