Marseilles

Population: 4,071
Median household income: $56,777
Median home value: $119,100

Located in LaSalle County, Illinois, Marseilles is a community with a population of 4,071. Its median household income of $56,777 runs below the LaSalle County figure of $72,281.

From 2019 to 2023, Marseilles's population declined 19.1% from 5,032 to 4,071, while its median home value rose 9.9% from $108,400 to $119,100.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,071
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,777
Median home value: $119,100
Median gross rent: $1,039
Housing units: 2,119
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0324,071

Median household income

$58,750$56,777

Median home value

$108,400$119,100

Median gross rent

$949$1,039

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,032	$58,750	$108,400	$949
2020	4,579	$51,835	$109,400	$983
2021	4,384	$53,958	$110,000	$1,000
2022	4,154	$57,583	$119,000	$1,034
2023	4,071	$56,777	$119,100	$1,039

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	5.2%
5 to 17	770	18.9%
18 to 24	288	7.1%
25 to 34	410	10.1%
35 to 44	685	16.8%
45 to 54	555	13.6%
55 to 64	431	10.6%
65 to 74	441	10.8%
75 and over	280	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,624	89.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	121	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	101	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	5.6%
High school graduate	1,241	44.3%
Some college or associate's	810	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	335	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	258	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,511	83.2%
Carpooled	79	4.4%
Public transit	6	0.3%
Walked	14	0.8%
Bicycle	9	0.5%
Worked from home	190	10.5%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	19.4%
15 to 29 min	820	50.4%
30 to 44 min	236	14.5%
45 to 59 min	58	3.6%
60+ min	197	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 16.6% (662 of 3,996)

	Count	Share
Family households	994	58.4%
Nonfamily households	709	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,703	80.4%
Vacant	416	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,100	64.6%
Renter-occupied	603	35.4%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,354	63.9%
1-unit, attached	113	5.3%
2 to 4 units	179	8.4%
5 to 19 units	179	8.4%
20 or more units	50	2.4%
Mobile home & other	244	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1747150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.48 sq mi
Center point: 41.2822, -88.6814