Marston

Population: 439
Median household income: $36,761
Median home value: $69,000

Marston is a community in New Madrid County, Missouri, home to 439 residents. Its median household income of $36,761 runs below the New Madrid County figure of $49,237.

From 2019 to 2023, Marston's population declined 7.0% from 472 to 439, while its median home value rose 200.0% from $23,000 to $69,000.

Owners occupy 41.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 439
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $36,761
Median home value: $69,000
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 205
Homeownership rate: 41.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

472439

Median household income

$27,847$36,761

Median home value

$23,000$69,000

Median gross rent

$763$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	472	$27,847	$23,000	$763
2020	528	$26,250	$22,500	$619
2021	528	$31,957	$24,400	$596
2022	420	$35,859	$48,000	$683
2023	439	$36,761	$69,000	$694

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 244.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6426.4%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	8.9%
5 to 17	99	22.6%
18 to 24	20	4.6%
25 to 34	46	10.5%
35 to 44	51	11.6%
45 to 54	23	5.2%
55 to 64	116	26.4%
65 to 74	29	6.6%
75 and over	16	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	213	48.5%
Black or African American	170	38.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate49.8%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree2.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	24.2%
High school graduate	140	49.8%
Some college or associate's	61	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	8	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 46 min

Drove alone94.3%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	94.3%
Carpooled	7	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	1.3%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	52	32.7%
15 to 29 min	47	29.6%
30 to 44 min	14	8.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	46	28.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 20.0% (88 of 439)

	Count	Share
Family households	104	59.4%
Nonfamily households	71	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	175	85.4%
Vacant	30	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73	41.7%
Renter-occupied	102	58.3%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89	43.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	12.2%
5 to 19 units	10	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81	39.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2946406
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5172, -89.6058