County profile
Marion County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1389 of 3,127 US counties by GDP32nd-percentile growthmore diversified than 32% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
11,370
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
863
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,382
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$3.2k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±1.4%
Poverty rate
15.4%±1.8%
Business applications
301 · 2025
Retail establishments
125
34.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing34%
Health care28%
Retail trade14%
Food & accommodation12%
Transportation6%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,382
residents · 2025 · -3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $56.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−583
International migration+43
Natural change−737
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.4B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$103.0k±$5.4k
Median gross rent
$794/mo±$40/mo
Vacancy rate
10.5%±1.3%
Affordability
2.2× wages
Residential permits
$762.5k
12 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
77.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 95Strong wind 92Heat wave 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1822016
1772017
1862018
1892019
1982020
2122021
2412022
2782023
2862024
3032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 50% since 202182021
82022
52023
252024
122025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.7 km
I-57
Nearest freight rail
0.0 km
UP
Nearest port
96.5 km
Kaskaskia Regional Port District, Dock No. 1.
Nearest commercial airport
36.7 km
MOUNT VERNON
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.6k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 2.3% year over year — slower than 68% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.