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Median age in Marion, IL

Median age in Marion, IL was 42.2 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8 from 2023. That is the 53rd highest of 225 cities in 2024.

2024, years42.2
Change on 2023+1.8
Rank53rd of 225Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high42.22024
Series low40.42023

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Median age in Marion, IL, 2021 to 2024

4040.54141.54242.520212022202320242021: 40.5 years2022: 40.8 years2023: 40.4 years2024: 42.2 years
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodyears
202442.2
202340.4
202240.8
202140.5

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2024
Marion, IL42.2
Illinois39
United States38.9

Rankings

Definition

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median age, Marion, IL, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Marion, IL, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/marion-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median age, Marion, IL, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/marion-il.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Marion, IL, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/marion-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the median age in Marion, IL?

Median age in Marion, IL was 42.2 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8 from 2023. That is the 53rd highest of 225 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age in Marion, IL?

42.2 years in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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