Marrowbone TownshipIL
A town of 1,562, settled in 1857.
Is Marrowbone Township a good place to live?
The best of Marrowbone Township’s subject grades are a B for health and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 29% of residents are under 18 in Marrowbone Township, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Marrowbone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
95% of working residents leave Marrowbone Township for work
Where Marrowbone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Marrowbone Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Marrowbone Township is from typical.
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Moving to Marrowbone Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marrowbone Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marrowbone Township.
Marrowbone Township’s schools rank behind 76% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Okaw Valley CUSD 302. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 170 | B− |
| Okaw Valley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 162 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Marrowbone Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Marrowbone Township for work: only 5% work in town. Marrowbone Township’s median household income is $48,000, below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Marrowbone Township grew to 276 in 2023, 80 more than in 2013.
| Marrowbone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Marrowbone Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marrowbone Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Marrowbone Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Marrowbone Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Marrowbone Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 34% of Marrowbone Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Marrowbone Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marrowbone Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Marrowbone Township has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crowder Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Harlin Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Marrowbone Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Marrowbone Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Marrowbone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Marrowbone Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Marrowbone Township is located in Moultrie County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,730 and it contained 751 housing units.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 656 ft
Marrowbone Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Marrowbone Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrowbone Township | — | — | B | — | C− | B |
| Sullivan Township | #285 | B+ | A− | — | B− | B− |
| Dora Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Todds Point Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Marrowbone Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Marrowbone Township and Sullivan Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dora Township and Todds Point Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marrowbone Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Marrowbone Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marrowbone Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.