Houston County vs Marshall County

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

Houston 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.

Houston County has the higher population (107,628 vs 98,712 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($60,946 vs $57,531 in Houston County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($183,400 vs $178,000 in Houston County).

Population, income & housing

	Houston County	Marshall County
Population	107,628	98,712
Median age	40.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,531	$60,946
Median home value	$178,000	$183,400
Median gross rent	$905	$765
Housing units	49,774	41,531
Homeownership rate	63.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houston County	Marshall County
Population	104,702 → 107,628 (+2.8%)	95,643 → 98,712 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$47,580 → $57,531 (+20.9%)	$45,983 → $60,946 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$137,600 → $178,000 (+29.4%)	$128,800 → $183,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $905 (+20.0%)	$649 → $765 (+17.9%)

Houston County

Population

104,702107,628

Median household income

$47,580$57,531

Median home value

$137,600$178,000

Median gross rent

$754$905

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)

	Houston County	Marshall County
Under 5	6.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.1%
75 and over	7.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houston County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	77.3%
Black or African American	27.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houston County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	12.6%	15.6%
High school graduate	32.1%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houston County	Marshall County
Drove alone	85.5%	82.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houston County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	70.3%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Houston County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	18.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.50	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1984	1985