Marshall County vs Noble County

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

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

Noble County has the higher population (47,417 vs 46,225 in Marshall County). Noble County has the higher median household income ($70,908 vs $68,041 in Marshall County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($184,500 vs $183,400 in Noble County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Noble County
Population	46,225	47,417
Median age	39.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,041	$70,908
Median home value	$184,500	$183,400
Median gross rent	$936	$776
Housing units	19,959	20,212
Homeownership rate	76.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Noble County
Population	46,461 → 46,225 (-0.5%)	47,506 → 47,417 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$52,658 → $68,041 (+29.2%)	$56,789 → $70,908 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $184,500 (+33.0%)	$125,800 → $183,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $936 (+24.1%)	$712 → $776 (+9.0%)

Marshall County

Population

46,46146,225

Median household income

$52,658$68,041

Median home value

$138,700$184,500

Median gross rent

$754$936

Noble County

Population

47,50647,417

Median household income

$56,789$70,908

Median home value

$125,800$183,400

Median gross rent

$712$776

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Noble County
Under 5	6.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.2%
75 and over	7.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Noble County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Noble County
No high school diploma	13.9%	17.4%
High school graduate	38.1%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Noble County
Drove alone	78.8%	76.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	14.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	3.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Noble County
1-unit, detached	80.9%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Noble County
Poverty rate	10.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1973	1975