Marshall County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,865	1,778,373	334,922,499	1481st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,169	$59,608	$80,734	2158th of 3,221
Median Age	46.3	42.7	38.9	560th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.5%	24.1%	35.7%	1923rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$149,800	$162,600	$332,700	2260th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$837	$872	$1,413	1843rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.8%	16.7%	12.5%	965th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	5.4%	5.2%	1770th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	97.8	74.0	n/a	995th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	1.8%	14.1%	3020th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2054th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	74.9%	65.2%	901st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.6	26.6	26.4	1531st of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.3%	9.1%	15.1%	2611th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.3%	n/a	n/a	2708th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.1%	46.8%	46.9%	1244th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.6%	n/a	n/a	1928th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.2%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.5	19.3	61.4

Age in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.3	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.0%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.8%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	12,487	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.3%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.2%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	28.2%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,200	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.5%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.4%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.8%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.9%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	14,701	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.5%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.2%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.1%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$680	$865	n/a

Education in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	7.5%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.5%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.5%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.7%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.1%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.2%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Marshall County, West Virginia

Statistic	Marshall County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.4%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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