Marathon

Population: 271
Median household income: $45,100
Median home value: $143,500

Marathon, a community in Brewster County, Texas, has 271 residents. At $45,100, its median household income sits below Brewster County's $52,612.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marathon's population declined 29.8% from 386 to 271, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $99,300 to $143,500.

The typical home was built around 1958. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 271
Median age: 57.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,100
Median home value: $143,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 320
Homeownership rate: 53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

386271

Median household income

$46,058$45,100

Median home value

$99,300$143,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	386	$46,058	$99,300
2020	365	$39,877	$99,800
2021	427	$47,663	$96,100
2022	275	$42,843	$115,300
2023	271	$45,100	$143,500

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3427.7%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 543.3%

55 to 6429.9%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over20.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	4.8%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	17	6.3%
25 to 34	75	27.7%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	9	3.3%
55 to 64	81	29.9%
65 to 74	20	7.4%
75 and over	56	20.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	182	67.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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)	89	32.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	20.7%
High school graduate	54	22.4%
Some college or associate's	82	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	32	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	23	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone27.4%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked47.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	43	27.4%
Carpooled	30	19.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	75	47.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	5.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	79.7%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	30	20.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.38
Poverty rate: 5.5% (15 of 271)

	Count	Share
Family households	141	71.9%
Nonfamily households	55	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	196	61.3%
Vacant	124	38.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	104	53.1%
Renter-occupied	92	46.9%

1-unit, detached93.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	298	93.1%
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	22	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4846572
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.2209, -103.2366