Demographics

Demographics
Marshall County's current population is 35,565 with 12,772 households. The population is 48.8% male and 51.3% female.

The population by race/ehtnicity is 17,015 (48.8%) white and 18,098 (50.9%) black.Hispanic ethnicity population is 446.

45.9% of the working age population is in the 35-44 bracket. The median age of the population is 34.6.

In household income, the highest percentage of households are in the $50,000-$79,999 range, followed by $35,000-$49,999. The average household income is $40,446. Per capita income is $14,686.

The working age population is 27,428. The labor force is 15,510. Employed in the work force are 14,104 people. Unemployment is 9.0%. Those not in the labor force are 11,918 people (43.5%). The number of employees is 5,930 working in 763 establishments. 7,974 are blue collar workers, 5,836 are white collar workers.

There are 13,925 housing units. 74.3% are owner-occupied. 8.3% are vacant.

There is an average of 1.8 vehicles per household. 58% have two or more vehicles.

Of the population, those who are married and living with a spouse comprises 44.4%. 30% have never been married.

Of the 25+ age population, 32% have completed high school; 16.2% have had some college; 3.1% have an associates degree; and 6.5% have a bachelors degree.