Marshall, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2018 Population
66,645
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2018 Median Age
37.9
0.531% 1-year increase
2018 Poverty Rate
16.1%
9.82% 1-year decrease
2018 Median Household Income
$51,202
5.26% 1-year growth
2018 Median Property Value
$124,600
8.25% 1-year growth
2018 Employed Population
28,251
2.35% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Marshall, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.6% of the residents in Marshall, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2018, the median property value in Marshall, TX was $124,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Marshall, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Marshall, TX was 2 cars per household.

Marshall, TX borders Longview, TX and Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

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Population & Diversity

Marshall, TX is home to a population of 66.6k people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of 2018, 6.36% of Marshall, TX residents were born outside of the country (4.24k people).

In 2018, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.4k people) in Marshall, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.69k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%
2018 Citizenship
95.9%
2017 Citizenship

As of 2018, 95.6% of Marshall, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2017, the percentage of US citizens in Marshall, TX was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marshall, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    42.4k ± 62
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    14.1k ± 243
  3. White (Hispanic)
    6.69k ± 508
12.9%
Hispanic Population
8.63k people

In 2018, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (42.4k people) in Marshall, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.69k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.9% of the people in Marshall, TX are hispanic (8.63k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marshall, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.36%
2018 Foreign-Born Population
4.24k people
6.25%
2017 Foreign-Born Population
4.16k people

As of 2018, 6.36% of Marshall, TX residents (4.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2017, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marshall, TX was 6.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,806 ± 241
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    596 ± 205
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    544 ± 179

Marshall, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Marshall, TX employs 28.3k people. In 2018, the largest industries in Marshall, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,005 people), Manufacturing (3,567 people), and Educational Services (3,224 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,706), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,372), and Utilities ($52,371).

Employment

Occupations

28.3k
2018 Value
± 1,274
2.35%
1 Year growth
± 6.23%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Marshall, TX grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 27.6k employees to 28.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marshall, TX, are Production Occupations (2,980 people), Management Occupations (2,733 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,669 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marshall, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

28.3k
2018 Value
± 1,274
2.35%
1 Year growth
± 6.23%

From 2017 to 2018, employment in Marshall, TX grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 27.6k employees to 28.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marshall, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,005 people), Manufacturing (3,567 people), and Educational Services (3,224 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marshall, TX, though some of these residents may live in Marshall, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,647
Median earning men ± $1,856
$26,307
Median earning women ± $940

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2018 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,828), Wholesale Trade ($57,780), and Manufacturing ($53,983).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2018 are Wholesale Trade ($47,780), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,250), and Information ($41,290).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 100
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 89
    Retail Trade
  3. 84
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $236k
    Manufacturing
  2. $91k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  3. $67.7k
    Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Marshall, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Marshall, TX was $124,600 in 2018, which is 0.375 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2017 and 2018 the median property value increased from $115,100 to $124,600, a 8.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Marshall, TX is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marshall, TX have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marshall, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$124,600
Median Property Value 2018
±$7,129
$17,095
Median Property Taxes
±$907

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marshall, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marshall, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2018
63.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2018

In 2018, 73.6% of the housing units in Marshall, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$51,202
Median Household Income
± $2,234
23.2k
Number of Households
± 1,146

In 2018, the median household income of the 23.2k households in Marshall, TX grew to $51,202 from the previous year's value of $48,644.

The following chart displays the households in Marshall, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marshall, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2018
  1. Drove Alone (86.7%)
  2. Carpooled (6.37%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.41%)

In 2018, 86.7% of workers in Marshall, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.37%) and those who worked at home (4.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marshall, TX have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Marshall, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marshall, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marshall, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marshall, TX (10.5k out of 65.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marshall, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

85.1% of the population of Marshall, TX has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 14.6% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2018, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

14.9%
Uninsured
45.5%
Employer Coverage
14.6%
Medicaid
12.3%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
1.57%
Military or VA

Between 2017 and 2018, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marshall, TX declined by 6.87% from 16% to 14.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marshall, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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