Marlin vs Rosebud

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

Marlin and Rosebud 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 1,077 in Rosebud). Marlin has the higher median household income ($38,000 vs $26,797 in Rosebud). Rosebud has the higher median home value ($83,000 vs $49,800 in Marlin).

Population, income & housing

	Marlin	Rosebud
Population	5,500	1,077
Median age	36.8 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$38,000	$26,797
Median home value	$49,800	$83,000
Median gross rent	$739	$593
Housing units	2,567	547
Homeownership rate	72.9%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marlin	Rosebud
Population	5,607 → 5,500 (-1.9%)	1,585 → 1,077 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$21,667 → $38,000 (+75.4%)	$33,854 → $26,797 (-20.8%)
Median home value	$49,900 → $49,800 (-0.2%)	$64,800 → $83,000 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$452 → $739 (+63.5%)	$663 → $593 (-10.6%)

Marlin

Population

5,6075,500

Median household income

$21,667$38,000

Median home value

$49,900$49,800

Median gross rent

$452$739

Rosebud

Population

1,5851,077

Median household income

$33,854$26,797

Median home value

$64,800$83,000

Median gross rent

$663$593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marlin	Rosebud
Under 5	5.6%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	17.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	15.1%
75 and over	7.4%	16.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marlin	Rosebud
White (non-Hispanic)	22.6%	53.6%
Black or African American	40.4%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marlin	Rosebud
No high school diploma	18.5%	22.4%
High school graduate	25.8%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	44.3%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marlin	Rosebud
Drove alone	69.5%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marlin	Rosebud
1-unit, detached	85.6%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Marlin	Rosebud
Poverty rate	18.2%	26.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1968	1969