Marshall County vs Nemaha County

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

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

Nemaha County has the higher population (10,213 vs 10,001 in Marshall County). Nemaha County has the higher median household income ($77,375 vs $70,828 in Marshall County). Nemaha County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $119,500 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
Population	10,001	10,213
Median age	42.6 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,828	$77,375
Median home value	$119,500	$196,100
Median gross rent	$670	$726
Housing units	4,758	4,501
Homeownership rate	82.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
Population	9,749 → 10,001 (+2.6%)	10,121 → 10,213 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$51,895 → $70,828 (+36.5%)	$63,216 → $77,375 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $119,500 (+20.8%)	$130,500 → $196,100 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $670 (+12.4%)	$644 → $726 (+12.7%)

Marshall County

Population

9,74910,001

Median household income

$51,895$70,828

Median home value

$98,900$119,500

Median gross rent

$596$670

Nemaha County

Population

10,12110,213

Median household income

$63,216$77,375

Median home value

$130,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$644$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
Under 5	6.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.9%
75 and over	9.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
No high school diploma	9.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
Drove alone	76.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	12.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	4.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
1-unit, detached	87.0%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Marshall County	Nemaha County
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	17	14
Median year structure built	1960	1974