Marion County vs Woodford County

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

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

Woodford County has the higher population (38,348 vs 37,294 in Marion County). Woodford County has the higher median household income ($85,629 vs $60,839 in Marion County). Woodford County has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $100,100 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Marion County	Woodford County
Population	37,294	38,348
Median age	41.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,839	$85,629
Median home value	$100,100	$193,800
Median gross rent	$771	$907
Housing units	17,379	15,745
Homeownership rate	74.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion County	Woodford County
Population	37,743 → 37,294 (-1.2%)	38,700 → 38,348 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$47,519 → $60,839 (+28.0%)	$72,808 → $85,629 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $100,100 (+28.5%)	$168,700 → $193,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $771 (+19.3%)	$758 → $907 (+19.7%)

Marion County

Population

37,74337,294

Median household income

$47,519$60,839

Median home value

$77,900$100,100

Median gross rent

$646$771

Woodford County

Population

38,70038,348

Median household income

$72,808$85,629

Median home value

$168,700$193,800

Median gross rent

$758$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion County	Woodford County
Under 5	6.4%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	8.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion County	Woodford County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	94.0%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion County	Woodford County
No high school diploma	9.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	36.1%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion County	Woodford County
Drove alone	82.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	11.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion County	Woodford County
1-unit, detached	70.8%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Marion County	Woodford County
Poverty rate	16.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1973	1973