Living in Marion Community Unit School District 2, Illinois

Overview

A total of 11,401 households are located in Marion Community Unit School District 2 area. Among them, 2,881 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.95 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,245 and 5,700 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (226) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (868) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Marion Community Unit School District 2, Illinois
Household	11,401
Population	26,930
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,881 (25%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,245
Total Students	5,700
Pre-Kindergarten	366
Kindergarten	277
Grade 1-8	2,864
Grade 9-12	1,121
College/Graduate School	1,072
Veterans	22,737
Non-citizen	226
Non-English Home Language	868
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

23,323 residents are over the age of 16 and 12,511 people are in labor force. Among them, 12,477 people are in civilian labor force and 34 are in armed labor force. 11,872 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Marion Community Unit School District 2 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,728	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,881	84.25%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,051	8.96%
Public transportation	66	0.56%
Walked	189	1.61%
Other method	163	1.39%
Worked from home	378	3.22%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,872	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,952	33.29%
Service	2,575	21.69%
Sales and office	2,541	21.40%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,111	9.36%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,693	14.26%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,872	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	244	2.06%
Construction	657	5.53%
Manufacturing	1,192	10.04%
Wholesale trade	198	1.67%
Retail trade	1,306	11.00%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	554	4.67%
Information	231	1.95%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	784	6.60%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	593	4.99%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,595	30.28%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,221	10.28%
Other services, except public administration	610	5.14%
Public administration	687	5.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	11,872	-
Private wage and salary workers	8,814	74.24%
Government workers	2,432	20.49%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	610	5.14%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $70,825 for the 11,401 households in Marion Community Unit School District 2 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $31,879. 25,731 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.38%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,401	-
Less than $10,000	644	5.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	968	8.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,043	9.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,192	10.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,675	14.69%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,865	16.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,452	12.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,677	14.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	559	4.90%
More than $200,000	326	2.86%
Median Household Income	$51,571	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$70,825	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,082	-
Less than $10,000	198	2.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	188	2.65%
$15,000 - $24,999	480	6.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	532	7.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	957	13.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,342	18.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,146	16.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,415	19.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	531	7.50%
More than $200,000	293	4.14%

Median Family Income	$72,477	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$89,489	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,879	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,805	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,805	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,976	-
With health insurance coverage	25,731	95.38%
Public coverage	11,770	43.63%
Private health insurance	18,365	68.08%
Without health insurance coverage	1,245	4.62%

Housing

There are 13,337 housing units in Marion Community Unit School District 2 area, Illinois with 11,401 units (85.48%) occupied. 7,560 houses (66.31%) are occupied by owner and 3,841 houses (33.69%) are rented. The average housing value is $133,300 and the average rental cost is $745. 379 houses (2.84%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,171 houses (16.28%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,337	-
Occupied	11,401	85.48%
Owner Occupied	7,560	66.31%
Renter Occupied	3,841	33.69%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	9,393	70.43%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	268	2.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,721	20.40%
Mobile Homes	955	7.16%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,337	-
Built 2014 or later	379	2.84%
Built 2010 - 2013	688	5.16%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,717	12.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,627	19.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,564	11.73%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,197	16.47%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,080	8.10%
Built 1950 - 1959	914	6.85%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,171	16.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,337	-
1 room	666	4.99%
2 rooms	41	0.31%
3 rooms	763	5.72%
4 rooms	2,339	17.54%
5 rooms	2,805	21.03%
6 rooms	3,029	22.71%
7 rooms	1,732	12.99%
8 rooms	948	7.11%
9 rooms or more	1,014	7.60%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,337	-
no bedroom	667	5.00%
1 bedroom	525	3.94%
2 bedrooms	3,762	28.21%
3 bedrooms	6,193	46.43%
4 bedrooms	1,805	13.53%
5 bedrooms or more	385	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,560	-
Less than $50,000	771	10.20%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,852	24.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,656	21.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,524	20.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,107	14.64%
$300,000 - $499,999	523	6.92%
$500,000 - $999,999	109	1.44%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.24%
Median House Value	$133,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,641	-
Less than $500	726	19.94%
$500 - $999	2,201	60.45%
$1,000 - $1,499	545	14.97%
$1,500 - $1,999	107	2.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	29	0.80%
$2,500 - $2,999	16	0.44%
$3,000 or more	17	0.47%
Median Rental Costs	$745	-

Demographic

A total of 28,733 people lives in Marion Community Unit School District 2 area, Illinois with 14,779 male and 13,954 female. The males to female ratio is 51.44 to 48.56. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	28,733	-
Male	14,779	51.44%
Female	13,954	48.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,733	-
Under 5 years	1,702	5.92%
5 - 9 years	1,717	5.98%
10 - 14 years	1,664	5.79%
15 - 19 years	1,403	4.88%
20 - 24 years	1,275	4.44%
25 - 34 years	4,226	14.71%
35 - 44 years	3,721	12.95%
45 - 54 years	3,723	12.96%
55 - 59 years	1,533	5.34%
60 - 64 years	2,012	7.00%
65 - 74 years	3,407	11.86%
75 - 84 years	1,669	5.81%
85 years and older	681	2.37%
Median Age	41.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	28,733	-
One Race	27,875	97.01%
White	25,349	88.22%
Black or African American	2,096	7.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	72	0.25%
Asian	205	0.71%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.07%
Other	132	0.46%

Two or more races	858	2.99%
White and Black or African American	508	1.77%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	139	0.48%
White and Asian	114	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Marion Community Unit School District 2 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic