Marshall County, Mississippi

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,899
Median household income: $51,875
Median home value: $172,200

Marshall County, Mississippi counts 33,899 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $51,875, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marshall County's population declined 4.8% from 35,599 to 33,899, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $42,233 to $51,875.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,899
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,875
Median home value: $172,200
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 15,308
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,59933,899

Median household income

$42,233$51,875

Median home value

$107,900$172,200

Median gross rent

$722$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,599	$42,233	$107,900	$722
2020	35,502	$43,411	$123,700	$743
2021	34,031	$42,968	$122,800	$802
2022	33,980	$51,431	$150,400	$887
2023	33,899	$51,875	$172,200	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,945	5.7%
5 to 17	5,112	15.1%
18 to 24	3,254	9.6%
25 to 34	4,276	12.6%
35 to 44	3,773	11.1%
45 to 54	4,323	12.8%
55 to 64	4,899	14.5%
65 to 74	3,966	11.7%
75 and over	2,351	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,911	46.9%
Black or African American	14,783	43.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	0.2%
Asian	53	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	230	0.7%
Two or more races	1,217	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,632	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,342	18.4%
High school graduate	8,447	35.8%
Some college or associate's	7,371	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,138	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,290	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,616	86.4%
Carpooled	1,155	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	597	4.4%
Other means	23	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,273	17.7%
15 to 29 min	3,805	29.6%
30 to 44 min	4,342	33.8%
45 to 59 min	1,746	13.6%
60+ min	677	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 22.8% (7,263 of 31,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,708	68.0%
Nonfamily households	4,090	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,798	83.6%
Vacant	2,510	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,817	76.7%
Renter-occupied	2,981	23.3%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,912	71.3%
1-unit, attached	147	1.0%
2 to 4 units	278	1.8%
5 to 19 units	224	1.5%
20 or more units	189	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3,558	23.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 28093
State: Mississippi
Land area: 706 sq mi
Water area: 3.54 sq mi
Center point: 34.7662, -89.5042