Marshall County vs St. Clair County

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

Marshall County and St. Clair 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 92,903 in St. Clair County). St. Clair County has the higher median household income ($78,993 vs $60,946 in Marshall County). St. Clair County has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $183,400 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
Population	98,712	92,903
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,946	$78,993
Median home value	$183,400	$218,500
Median gross rent	$765	$1,077
Housing units	41,531	38,667
Homeownership rate	75.5%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
Population	95,643 → 98,712 (+3.2%)	87,989 → 92,903 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$45,983 → $60,946 (+32.5%)	$58,308 → $78,993 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$128,800 → $183,400 (+42.4%)	$154,900 → $218,500 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $765 (+17.9%)	$819 → $1,077 (+31.5%)

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

St. Clair County

Population

87,98992,903

Median household income

$58,308$78,993

Median home value

$154,900$218,500

Median gross rent

$819$1,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
Under 5	7.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.6%
75 and over	6.8%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	83.6%
Black or African American	2.5%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
No high school diploma	15.6%	12.4%
High school graduate	32.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
Drove alone	82.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	9.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	St. Clair County
Poverty rate	16.3%	11.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1985	1997