Marble

Population: 377
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $203,000

Marble is a community in Cherokee County, North Carolina, home to 377 residents. The median household income of $49,821 is in line with the Cherokee County median ($51,496).

From 2019 to 2023, Marble's population declined 3.3% from 390 to 377.

80.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 377
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,821
Median home value: $203,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 166
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 43.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

390377

Median household income

$37,188$49,821

Median home value

$170,100$203,000

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,051

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	390	$37,188	—	$1,087
2020	546	$39,926	$170,100	$1,051
2021	542	$40,615	$171,300	—
2022	282	$44,145	$197,700	—
2023	377	$49,821	$203,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5426.8%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	6.9%
5 to 17	99	26.3%
18 to 24	41	10.9%
25 to 34	15	4.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	101	26.8%
55 to 64	70	18.6%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	25	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	340	90.2%
Black or African American	37	9.8%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's43.1%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	10.4%
High school graduate	48	22.7%
Some college or associate's	91	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	45	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 79 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	63	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	6.3%
15 to 29 min	15	23.8%
30 to 44 min	9	14.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	35	55.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 6.6% (25 of 377)

	Count	Share
Family households	86	74.1%
Nonfamily households	30	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	116	69.9%
Vacant	50	30.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	71.6%
Renter-occupied	33	28.4%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	19.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3741220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1770, -83.9265