The median income for a household in the county was $41,576, and the median income for a family was $48,061. Males had a median income of $35,765 versus $21,452 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the county was $19,065. About 3.80% of families and 5.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.90% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Evans
  Evans, Illinois
  Evans is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois, United States. Evans is located north of Lincoln....
  
  
• Henry
  Henry, Illinois
  Henry is a city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Henry is located at ....
  
  
• Hopewell
  Hopewell, Illinois
  Hopewell is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 396 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• La Rose
  La Rose, Illinois
  La Rose is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:La Rose is located at ....
  
  
• Lacon
  Lacon, Illinois
  Lacon is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lacon is located at ....
  
  
• La Prairie Center
• Lawn Ridge
• Sparland
  Sparland, Illinois
  Sparland is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 504 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Toluca
  Toluca, Illinois
  Toluca is a city in Marshall County, Illinois. The population was 1,339 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Toluca is located at ....
  
  
• Varna
  Varna, Illinois
  Varna is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 436 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Washburn
  Washburn, Illinois
  Washburn is a village in Marshall and Woodford Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Wenona
  Wenona, Illinois
  Wenona is a city in Marshall and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census.The Marshall County portion of Wenona is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that lies in LaSalle County is part of the...
  
  

Census designated places

• Camp Grove
  Camp Grove, Illinois
  Camp Grove is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. Camp Grove is east-northeast of Wyoming. Camp Grove has a post office with ZIP code 61424.The Camp Grove Wind Farm is located adjacent to the community....
  
  
• East Wenona
• Hopewell Estates
• Leeds
• Pattonsburg
  Pattonsburg, Illinois
  Pattonsburg is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. Pattonsburg is east-northeast of Washburn....
  
  
• Saratoga Center
• Wilbern

Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Lacon have ranged from a low of 15 °F (-9.4 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (30.6 °C) in July, although a record low of -27 °F was recorded in January 1999 and a record high of 103 °F (39.4 °C) was recorded in July 2005. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.55 inches (3.9 cm) in January to 4.2 inches (10.7 cm) in May.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marshall County, Illinois