Marcellus

Population: 1,113
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $112,500

Marcellus is a community in Cass County, Michigan, home to 1,113 residents. At $55,417, its median household income sits below Cass County's $68,011.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marcellus's population declined 14.2% from 1,297 to 1,113, while its median home value rose 52.2% from $73,900 to $112,500.

The median resident is 42.5 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,113
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,417
Median home value: $112,500
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 458
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2971,113

Median household income

$45,268$55,417

Median home value

$73,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$879$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,297	$45,268	$73,900	$879
2020	1,140	$51,875	$78,600	$875
2021	1,254	$50,417	$90,300	$893
2022	1,203	$66,731	$109,600	$795
2023	1,113	$55,417	$112,500	$790

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	8.7%
5 to 17	152	13.7%
18 to 24	137	12.3%
25 to 34	117	10.5%
35 to 44	91	8.2%
45 to 54	175	15.7%
55 to 64	192	17.3%
65 to 74	79	7.1%
75 and over	73	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,044	93.8%
Black or African American	17	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	8	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's42.2%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	9.6%
High school graduate	270	37.1%
Some college or associate's	307	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	58	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.7%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	466	90.7%
Carpooled	22	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	27.8%
15 to 29 min	121	24.2%
30 to 44 min	131	26.2%
45 to 59 min	56	11.2%
60+ min	53	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 12.4% (137 of 1,108)

	Count	Share
Family households	306	74.1%
Nonfamily households	107	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	413	90.2%
Vacant	45	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	330	79.9%
Renter-occupied	83	20.1%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	393	85.8%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9	2.0%
5 to 19 units	18	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2651460
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0249, -85.8139