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Marshall County, MN

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

AI Overview

Marshall County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county in northwestern Minnesota with a population of 8,961 that has declined 4.6% over five years. The labor force participation rate of 63.3% reflects a modest working-age base, with 18.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $47,847. Housing costs are low—median home value of $153,300 and median gross rent of $737/month—and the 3.0% unemployment rate and 7.4% poverty rate indicate relative economic stability despite the population contraction.

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

Population

8,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,543

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,176 (91.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race359 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races169 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone120 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone33 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone30 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic39
  3. 3.Other Indo-European24
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic12
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

501

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,139

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,889

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance853
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)674
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining602
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)474
  5. 5.Construction (Group)394

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,583
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations848
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations806
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations586
  5. 5.Service Occupations460

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.68×)606
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 3.96×)400
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)673
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)409
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$737/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999421 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999323 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999273 (8.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999264 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999259 (8.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999257 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,847

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,167 (76.0%)
  • Worked At Home418 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled354 (8.5%)
  • Walked171 (4.1%)
  • Other53 (1.3%)
  • Motorcycle3 (0.1%)

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.