Marshall vs St. Joe

A side-by-side comparison of Marshall and St. Joe: population, income, housing, and more.

Marshall and St. Joe are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marshall has the higher population (1,445 vs 139 in St. Joe). St. Joe has the higher median household income ($44,167 vs $29,688 in Marshall). Marshall has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $75,000 in St. Joe).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall	St. Joe
Population	1,445	139
Median age	50.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$29,688	$44,167
Median home value	$101,900	$75,000
Median gross rent	$538	—
Housing units	732	99
Homeownership rate	49.1%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall	St. Joe
Population	1,616 → 1,445 (-10.6%)	243 → 139 (-42.8%)
Median household income	$34,286 → $29,688 (-13.4%)	$32,500 → $44,167 (+35.9%)
Median home value	$88,200 → $101,900 (+15.5%)	$92,500 → $75,000 (-18.9%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $538 (-7.2%)	—

Marshall

Population

1,6161,445

Median household income

$34,286$29,688

Median home value

$88,200$101,900

Median gross rent

$580$538

St. Joe

Population

243139

Median household income

$32,500$44,167

Median home value

$92,500$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall	St. Joe
Under 5	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	38.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	2.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	27.3%
45 to 54	7.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	21.7%	5.8%
75 and over	10.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall	St. Joe
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	4.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall	St. Joe
No high school diploma	17.0%	17.1%
High school graduate	47.1%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall	St. Joe
Drove alone	75.6%	92.0%
Carpooled	15.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.0%
Other means	4.4%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall	St. Joe
1-unit, detached	65.8%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Marshall	St. Joe
Poverty rate	31.6%	55.4%
Average household size	2.34	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1971	1978