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Marshall County, KS

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

AI Overview

Marshall County is a small north-central Kansas county of 10,001 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture, reflected in a GDP per capita of $55,993 that notably exceeds median worker earnings of $39,581. The workforce of roughly 6,550 labor-force participants carries a 1.8% unemployment rate and an 18.9% bachelor's-degree attainment rate, with labor costs remaining modest relative to state peers. Housing costs are low—median home value of $119,500 and median gross rent of $670/month—and the county posted a 2.1% population gain over five years against an 82.5% homeownership rate.

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

Population

10,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,419

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,456 (94.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races213 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race141 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone71 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone48 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone33 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish158
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic119
  3. 3.Other Indo-European12
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.Vietnamese7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

666

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,993

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,220

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,171
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)930
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)449
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining412
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities346

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,725
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,204
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations881
  4. 4.Service Occupations562
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations441

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.92×)392
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.89×)937
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.37×)400
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.25×)144
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)1,206

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$670/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999326 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999301 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999290 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999254 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999252 (7.5%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999223 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,581

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,453 (73.5%)
  • Carpooled666 (14.2%)
  • Worked At Home273 (5.8%)
  • Walked231 (4.9%)
  • Other46 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit22 (0.5%)

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.