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Marshall County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Marshall County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marshall County, IN is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 46,225 residents with a 76.5% homeownership rate and median home values of $184,500, signaling a largely owner-occupied, lower-cost housing market. The labor force is moderately sized with 62.4% participation, a low 2.8% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $41,143, though just 20.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Population edged down 0.8% over five years, and a per capita GDP of $37,712 against a per capita income of $33,134 reflects a workforce concentrated in moderate-wage industries.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

46,225

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,808

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Marshall County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone40,685 (87.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,482 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,607 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races816 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone306 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone261 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,679
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic2,089
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)140
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic38
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,160

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,712

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,134

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)6,453
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,591
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,177
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,638
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,577

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,774
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,995
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,219
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,133
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,159

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.17×)6,910
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.37×)479
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.27×)1,918
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.87×)1,118
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.85×)2,033

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$184,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$936/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,210 (16.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,924 (14.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,700 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,316 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,219 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999836 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,820 (76.8%)
  • Carpooled2,215 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,270 (5.8%)
  • Walked717 (3.3%)
  • Bicycle501 (2.3%)
  • Other293 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.