Marshall, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,219

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.1

0.601% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.6%

15.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,594

5.18% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$436,000

Population & Diversity

Marshall, VA is home to a population of 3.22k people, from which 75.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.2% of Marshall, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.04k people).

In 2024, there were 1.48 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.4k people) in Marshall, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 949 White (Hispanic) and 341 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

75.6%

2024 Citizenship

75.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 75.6% of Marshall, VA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marshall, VA was 75.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marshall, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marshall, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.4k ± 721
White (Hispanic)
949 ± 490
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
341 ± 288

42.7%

Hispanic Population

1.37k people

42.7% of the people in Marshall, VA are hispanic (1.37k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

32.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.04k people

30%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

963 people

As of 2024, 32.2% of Marshall, VA residents (1.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marshall, VA was 30%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marshall, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
48 ± 59
Gulf War (2001-)
41 ± 40
Vietnam
20 ± 35

Marshall, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marshall, VA.

Economy

The economy of Marshall, VA employs 1.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marshall, VA were Retail Trade (259 people), Construction (251 people), and Public Administration (194 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($133,435), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,414), and Manufacturing ($92,188).

Employment

Occupations

1.75k

2024 Value

± 432

−0.965%

1 Year decline

± 36.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshall, VA declined at a rate of −0.965%, from 1.76k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marshall, VA, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (288 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (202 people), and Management Occupations (179 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marshall, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.75k

2024 Value

± 432

−0.965%

1 Year decline

± 36.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshall, VA declined at a rate of −0.965%, from 1.76k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marshall, VA, are Retail Trade (259 people), Construction (251 people), and Public Administration (194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marshall, VA, though some of these residents may live in Marshall, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,304

Median earning men ± $13,479

$33,134

Median earning women ± $9,798

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($250,001), Public Administration ($133,455), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($71,324).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,193), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,415), and Retail Trade ($26,545).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marshall, VA was $436,000 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $411,700 to $436,000, a 5.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Marshall, VA is 41%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marshall, VA have an average commute time of 31.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marshall, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$436,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$93,718

$376

Median Property Taxes

±$150

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

41%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41% of the housing units in Marshall, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 35.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marshall, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,594

Median Household Income

± $51,521

917

Number of Households

± 270

In 2024, the median household income of the 917 households in Marshall, VA declined from $93,594 from the previous year's value of $98,702.

The following chart displays the households in Marshall, VA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marshall, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.1%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Marshall, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

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.

Commute Time

31.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marshall, VA have a longer commute time (31.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.66% of the workforce in Marshall, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marshall, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marshall, VA (654 out of 3.17k 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 12 - 14, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marshall, VA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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