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Marshall County, KY

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

AI Overview

Marshall County is a small western Kentucky county of 31,728 residents with an 82.1% homeownership rate, median home values of $173,700, and median gross rent of $773/month, reflecting a predominantly owner-occupied, lower-cost housing market. The workforce of roughly 55.2% labor force participation skews older—median age 45.1—with 92.3% holding a high school diploma but only 21.0% reaching a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $38,557. Unemployment stands at 3.7%, poverty at 13.4%, and the county recorded modest 5-year population growth of 1.8%, with a GDP per capita of $43,501 against a median household income of $65,831.

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

Population

31,728

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,831

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,462 (96.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race482 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races335 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone213 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone128 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone66 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish336
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island44
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)43
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,879

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,501

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,532

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,055
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,967
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,939
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,327
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,037

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,374
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,236
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,533
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,120
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,682

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)2,285
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.41×)1,346
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)1,893
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)925
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.09×)715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$773/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,539 (14.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,383 (12.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,250 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999980 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999834 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999651 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,557

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,758 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled1,422 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,088 (7.9%)
  • Other238 (1.7%)
  • Walked224 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle22 (0.2%)

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.