Cullman County vs Marshall County

A side-by-side comparison of Cullman County and Marshall County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cullman County and Marshall County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marshall County has the higher population (98,712 vs 89,463 in Cullman County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($60,946 vs $60,916 in Cullman County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($183,400 vs $180,500 in Cullman County).

Population, income & housing

	Cullman County	Marshall County
Population	89,463	98,712
Median age	41.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,916	$60,946
Median home value	$180,500	$183,400
Median gross rent	$883	$765
Housing units	39,538	41,531
Homeownership rate	76.4%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cullman County	Marshall County
Population	82,853 → 89,463 (+8.0%)	95,643 → 98,712 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$44,918 → $60,916 (+35.6%)	$45,983 → $60,946 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $180,500 (+40.4%)	$128,800 → $183,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $883 (+25.1%)	$649 → $765 (+17.9%)

Cullman County

Population

82,85389,463

Median household income

$44,918$60,916

Median home value

$128,600$180,500

Median gross rent

$706$883

Marshall County

Population

95,64398,712

Median household income

$45,983$60,946

Median home value

$128,800$183,400

Median gross rent

$649$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cullman County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.1%
75 and over	7.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cullman County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	77.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cullman County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	31.0%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cullman County	Marshall County
Drove alone	83.4%	82.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cullman County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	69.7%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Cullman County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	13.9%	16.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1985	1985