Lauderdale County vs Marshall County

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

Lauderdale 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 95,037 in Lauderdale County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($60,946 vs $59,082 in Lauderdale County). Lauderdale County has the higher median home value ($185,800 vs $183,400 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
Population	95,037	98,712
Median age	40.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,082	$60,946
Median home value	$185,800	$183,400
Median gross rent	$799	$765
Housing units	44,801	41,531
Homeownership rate	67.8%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
Population	92,556 → 95,037 (+2.7%)	95,643 → 98,712 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$48,094 → $59,082 (+22.8%)	$45,983 → $60,946 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$145,000 → $185,800 (+28.1%)	$128,800 → $183,400 (+42.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $799 (+20.5%)	$649 → $765 (+17.9%)

Lauderdale County

Population

92,55695,037

Median household income

$48,094$59,082

Median home value

$145,000$185,800

Median gross rent

$663$799

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)

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
Under 5	5.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	12.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.1%
75 and over	8.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	77.3%
Black or African American	9.5%	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	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	10.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	33.6%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
Drove alone	80.3%	82.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	6.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Lauderdale County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	13.6%	16.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1980	1985