Median Household Income
$43,825
Median Home Value
$107,400
Median Gross Rent
$716/mo
Poverty Rate
21.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Homeownership Rate
70.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
19.5%
Median Age
41.4
Population Over Time
Marengo County shrank 8.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
20,489
2016
20,066
2018
19,538
2020
19,138
2022
19,180
2024
18,851
Business & Industry
Marengo County has 446 business establishments employing 5,995 people.
Health care and social assistance
53
Other services (except public administration)
50
Accommodation and food services
38
Finance and insurance
33
Construction
33
Wholesale trade
19
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
16
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
15
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.