Marion County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Marion County, Illinois. Population: 37.5K.

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Median Home Price

$131.1K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income

$60.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.2x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$36.9K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,709

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.30%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$663

Property Tax$142

Insurance$54.63

Total Monthly$860

Historical Home Prices

2016

$82.9K

2017

$84.1K

+1.4%%

2018

$78.4K

-6.8%%

2019

$79.5K

+1.4%%

2020

$91.1K

+14.7%%

2021

$97.3K

+6.7%%

2022

$104.8K

+7.7%%

2023

$109.4K

+4.4%%

2024

$111.5K

+1.9%%

2025

$112.5K

+0.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.2

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

89.6%

Black

4.2%

Hispanic

2.1%

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

2.8%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

55°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

150

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

44.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 77/100

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