Marshville

Population: 2,586
Median household income: $60,784
Median home value: $147,100

Marshville, a community in Union County, North Carolina, has 2,586 residents. At $60,784, its median household income sits below Union County's $99,243.

From 2019 to 2023, Marshville's population declined 4.7% from 2,714 to 2,586, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $105,000 to $147,100.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,586
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,784
Median home value: $147,100
Median gross rent: $1,063
Housing units: 960
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7142,586

Median household income

$44,875$60,784

Median home value

$105,000$147,100

Median gross rent

$841$1,063

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,714	$44,875	$105,000	$841
2020	2,748	$42,139	$109,500	$847
2021	2,533	$44,861	$110,000	$824
2022	2,565	$50,000	$122,900	$1,017
2023	2,586	$60,784	$147,100	$1,063

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	6.4%
5 to 17	600	23.2%
18 to 24	230	8.9%
25 to 34	252	9.7%
35 to 44	432	16.7%
45 to 54	324	12.5%
55 to 64	243	9.4%
65 to 74	163	6.3%
75 and over	177	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,166	45.1%
Black or African American	1,171	45.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	185	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	293	18.4%
High school graduate	535	33.6%
Some college or associate's	552	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	148	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	63	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	836	81.0%
Carpooled	108	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	24.3%
15 to 29 min	275	28.9%
30 to 44 min	186	19.6%
45 to 59 min	68	7.2%
60+ min	190	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 18.0% (446 of 2,473)

	Count	Share
Family households	603	72.2%
Nonfamily households	232	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	835	87.0%
Vacant	125	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	469	56.2%
Renter-occupied	366	43.8%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	785	81.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	94	9.8%
5 to 19 units	21	2.2%
20 or more units	19	2.0%
Mobile home & other	37	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3741640
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9862, -80.3690