Marshall County, West Virginia Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Marshall County, West Virginia, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Marshall County, West Virginia. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Marshall County, West Virginia. The estimated population of Marshall County, West Virginia is 30,813 people, with a median age of 46.1.

We can look at the total population in Marshall County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
30,813
 -0.28% -3.73%
2020
30,900
 -1.3% -
2019
31,308
 -1.06% -
2018
31,645
 -1.13% -
2017
32,006
 - -

Population of Marshall County, West Virginia by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
95.7%
96.8%
 -1.14%
Black/African American
0.6%
1%
 -40.00%
Native
0%
0.4%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1%
1%
 0.00%
Asian
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%
0.1%
 +200.00%
Two Or More Races
1.5%
0.5%
 +200.00%
Other
0.6%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Marshall County, West Virginia by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 46.1 +0.22% 43.6 -0.23% 47.4 -0.21%
2020 46 +0.66% 43.7 +0.46% 47.5 +0.64%
2019 45.7 +1.11% 43.5 +0.69% 47.2 +0.43%
2018 45.2 +0.67% 43.2 +0.23% 47 +0.43%
2017 44.9 - 43.1 - 46.8 -

The median age of Marshall County, West Virginia gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,830 -5.5% 1,509 -8.43% 1,724 1,382
10 to 19 1,835 -9.22% 1,938 -9.34% 1,660 1,761
20 to 29 1,817 -4.24% 1,678 -7.79% 1,741 1,551
30 to 39 1,905 -2.92% 1,640 -2.19% 1,846 1,603
40 to 49 1,896 +0.35% 1,997 -6% 1,899 1,874
50 to 59 2,232 -1.05% 2,471 -16.31% 2,203 2,080
60 to 69 2,414 -0.07% 2,544 -2.06% 2,402 2,480
70+ 1,851 +6.87% 2,449 +7.21% 1,978 2,629

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Marshall County, West Virginia is $52,371.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Marshall County.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $68,661.00
  • 45 to 64
    $57,917.00
  • 65 and over
    $42,072.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Marshall County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Marshall County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Marshall County, West Virginia is currently $72,868.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.71% of households in Marshall County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Marshall County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    26.45%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.84%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.56%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    9.00%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.59%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.86%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.71%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Marshall County is $30,706.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Marshall County by the total population of Marshall County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Marshall County, West Virginia, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Marshall County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.71%
  • Bachelor's degree
    17.85%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.52%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    58.85%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.06%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Marshall County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Marshall County over the age of 16 is 25,520.

Of those people, a total of 52.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Marshall County is 50.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,234 34.60% 16.60%
20 to 24 years 1,473 75.30% 4.60%
25 to 29 years 1,819 86.30% 7.20%
30 to 34 years 1,625 79.00% 3.30%
35 to 44 years 3,505 74.00% 1.80%
45 to 54 years 4,123 73.10% 4.10%
55 to 59 years 2,252 64.20% 3.60%
60 to 64 years 2,626 42.00% 2.20%
65 to 74 years 4,254 18.50% 3.90%
75 years and over 2,609 2.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Marshall County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 24,556 52.80% 4.00%
Black or African American 168 27.40% 69.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10 70.00% 0.00%
Asian 66 18.20% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 99 0.00% 0.00%
Other 218 67.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 403 51.40% 3.90%
Hispanic or Latino 214 63.10% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24,508 52.80% 4.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Marshall County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Marshall County is 12,825, with median earnings of $36,602.00.

Women in Marshall County, West Virginia earning approximately 61.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,825 $36,602.00
Male 7,054 $43,251.00
Female 5,771 $26,760.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 768 $56,818.00
Business and Financial 318 $39,940.00
Computer and Mathematical 89 $75,625.00
Architecture and Engineering 166 $88,571.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 63 $78,295.00
Community and Social Service 324 $37,798.00
Legal 94 $82,500.00
Educational and Library 1,029 $44,117.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 29 $55,625.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,148 $51,620.00
Healthcare Support 490 $21,923.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 142 $36,221.00
Law Enforcement 109 $41,575.00
Food Preparation and Serving 654 $12,888.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 841 $14,306.00
Personal Care and Service 175 $18,979.00
Sales 1,359 $21,787.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,051 $38,339.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 58 $16,813.00
Construction and Extraction 1,126 $53,367.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 548 $36,365.00
Production 814 $37,381.00
Transportation and Material Moving 801 $52,277.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 447 $54,907.00 321 $58,203.00
Business and Financial 166 $62,969.00 152 $37,976.00
Computer and Mathematical 73 $133,125.00 16 $52,222.00
Architecture and Engineering 138 $95,455.00 28 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 55 $79,205.00 8 $0.00
Community and Social Service 24 $32,115.00 300 $37,866.00
Legal 47 $161,067.00 47 $30,391.00
Educational and Library 266 $51,250.00 763 $37,083.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 29 $55,625.00
Healthcare Practitioners 134 $69,104.00 1,014 $49,178.00
Healthcare Support 6 $0.00 484 $21,865.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 140 $36,202.00 2 $0.00
Law Enforcement 107 $41,525.00 2 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 97 $17,596.00 557 $12,866.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 456 $25,463.00 385 $7,475.00
Personal Care and Service 10 $6,250.00 165 $19,009.00
Sales 837 $21,609.00 522 $22,536.00
Office and Administrative Support 393 $53,620.00 658 $31,039.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 58 $16,813.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,090 $53,286.00 36 $68,409.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 548 $36,365.00 0 $0.00
Production 636 $43,894.00 178 $19,274.00
Transportation and Material Moving 750 $53,333.00 51 $27,422.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 11,811 households in Marshall County, with an average household size of 2.57 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,715 families in Marshall County with an average family size of 3.18 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,986 507 1,222 4,096
Average Household Size 3.07 3.96 4.03 1.22
Total Families 5,986 507 1,222 0
Average Household Size 3.03 3.5 3.77 0

Poverty

Of the 7,715 families in Marshall County, 10.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Marshall County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 14,870 housing units in Marshall County, West Virginia.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,811 79.43%
Vacant 3,059 20.57%

14.57% of the total 14,870 housing units in Marshall County are rental units. This is approximately 2,166 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 9,469 are occupied by the owner - or 63.68% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Marshall County is $666.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Marshall County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    176
  • Less than $500
    573
  • $500 to $999
    1,413
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    143
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    37
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Marshall County is $116,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Marshall County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,574
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,464
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,766
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,095
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,555
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    783
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    178
  • $1,000,000 or more
    54

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Marshall County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Marshall County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    4,280
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,196
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,083
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,400
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,304
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,135
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,226
  • 2000 to 2009
    730
  • 2010 to 2013
    496
  • 2014 or later
    20

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Marshall County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    806
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,570
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,084
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,351

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Marshall County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Marshall County that commute to work in a particular way.

26 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Marshall County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    374
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,461
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,485
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,749
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,911
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    940
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,591
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    200
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    591
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    766
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    619
  • 90 or more minutes
    403

Summary

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Places in Marshall County, West Virginia

We have data for 9 places in Marshall County, West Virginia. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.