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Marquette Heights, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Marquette Heights is a Census city of 2,492 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Tazewell County. Median household income is $75,625, 92.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Marquette Heights
What Marquette Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.97 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,558
- County holding the largest share of its areaTazewell County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Marquette Heights
- Population2,492
- Median age37.7
- Population under 18585
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over334 plus or minus 71
- Share 65 and over13.4 percent
- Households1,045
- Family households679
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Marquette Heights
- Median household income$75,625 plus or minus $19,253
- Per capita income$37,717
- Civilian labor force1,365
- Employed1,347
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over1,733
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Marquette Heights
- Housing units1,139
- Occupied units1,045
- Vacant units94 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate8.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied964
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate92.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,315
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Single family units1,139
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Marquette Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,235
- Commuting under 15 minutes374 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more87 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Drove alone88.7 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Marquette Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Marquette Heights
- NFIP community number170650
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/21/26
The City of Marquette Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170650 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tazewell County, not Marquette Heights
Tazewell County context, not Marquette Heights figures
- Establishments in Tazewell County2,772
- Covered employment, Tazewell County46,883
- Average annual pay, Tazewell County$56,089
- Housing units permitted, Tazewell County117
Every figure in this section is published for Tazewell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Marquette Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Marquette Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Marquette Heights, Illinois?
2,492, in 1,045 households. Marquette Heights city covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 2,558 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Marquette Heights in?
Tazewell County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Marquette Heights?
$75,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,800. Median gross rent is $1,315 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Marquette Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Marquette Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Marquette Heights, city of, community 170650, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Marquette Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tazewell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Marquette Heights.
Is zoning published for Marquette Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.