Golinda vs Marlin

A side-by-side comparison of Golinda and Marlin: population, income, housing, and more.

Golinda and Marlin are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marlin has the higher population (5,500 vs 771 in Golinda). Golinda has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $38,000 in Marlin). Golinda has the higher median home value ($145,800 vs $49,800 in Marlin).

Population, income & housing

	Golinda	Marlin
Population	771	5,500
Median age	45.6 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$38,000
Median home value	$145,800	$49,800
Median gross rent	—	$739
Housing units	374	2,567
Homeownership rate	92.6%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golinda	Marlin
Population	657 → 771 (+17.4%)	5,607 → 5,500 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$64,750 → $47,500 (-26.6%)	$21,667 → $38,000 (+75.4%)
Median home value	$141,300 → $145,800 (+3.2%)	$49,900 → $49,800 (-0.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $1,550 (+37.8%)	$452 → $739 (+63.5%)

Golinda

Population

657771

Median household income

$64,750$47,500

Median home value

$141,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,550

Marlin

Population

5,6075,500

Median household income

$21,667$38,000

Median home value

$49,900$49,800

Median gross rent

$452$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golinda	Marlin
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.1%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.3%
25 to 34	8.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	15.2%	17.3%
55 to 64	19.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	15.2%	8.5%
75 and over	6.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golinda	Marlin
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	22.6%
Black or African American	14.5%	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golinda	Marlin
No high school diploma	6.2%	18.5%
High school graduate	46.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golinda	Marlin
Drove alone	85.4%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golinda	Marlin
1-unit, detached	85.3%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Golinda	Marlin
Poverty rate	22.4%	18.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1984	1968