Marshall County vs Menard County

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

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

Menard County has the higher population (12,169 vs 11,715 in Marshall County). Menard County has the higher median household income ($81,334 vs $69,818 in Marshall County). Menard County has the higher median home value ($179,300 vs $137,800 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Menard County
Population	11,715	12,169
Median age	45.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,818	$81,334
Median home value	$137,800	$179,300
Median gross rent	$767	$780
Housing units	5,824	5,602
Homeownership rate	79.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Menard County
Population	11,679 → 11,715 (+0.3%)	12,306 → 12,169 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$58,465 → $69,818 (+19.4%)	$74,684 → $81,334 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $137,800 (+31.4%)	$146,900 → $179,300 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $767 (+23.1%)	$783 → $780 (-0.4%)

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

Menard County

Population

12,30612,169

Median household income

$74,684$81,334

Median home value

$146,900$179,300

Median gross rent

$783$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Menard County
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.5%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.3%
75 and over	10.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Menard County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Menard County
No high school diploma	9.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Menard County
Drove alone	87.2%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Menard County
1-unit, detached	90.0%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.2%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Menard County
Poverty rate	11.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1962	1975