Marlin

Population: 5,500
Median household income: $38,000
Median home value: $49,800

Marlin is a community in Falls County, Texas, home to 5,500 residents. Its median household income of $38,000 runs below the Falls County figure of $55,372.

From 2019 to 2023, Marlin's population declined 1.9% from 5,607 to 5,500, while its median home value was little changed from $49,900 to $49,800.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 40.4% of the population. 69.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,500
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,000
Median home value: $49,800
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 2,567
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6075,500

Median household income

$21,667$38,000

Median home value

$49,900$49,800

Median gross rent

$452$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,607	$21,667	$49,900	$452
2020	5,602	$25,355	$46,100	$502
2021	5,512	$28,061	$47,200	$496
2022	5,478	$31,240	$78,200	$520
2023	5,500	$38,000	$49,800	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	307	5.6%
5 to 17	1,027	18.7%
18 to 24	564	10.3%
25 to 34	663	12.1%
35 to 44	572	10.4%
45 to 54	953	17.3%
55 to 64	539	9.8%
65 to 74	467	8.5%
75 and over	408	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,242	22.6%
Black or African American	2,220	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	183	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	169	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,686	30.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.5%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's44.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	666	18.5%
High school graduate	931	25.8%
Some college or associate's	1,596	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	251	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	158	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,338	69.5%
Carpooled	165	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	373	19.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	596	38.4%
15 to 29 min	277	17.9%
30 to 44 min	555	35.8%
45 to 59 min	62	4.0%
60+ min	61	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 18.2% (885 of 4,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	901	44.7%
Nonfamily households	1,113	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,014	78.5%
Vacant	553	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,468	72.9%
Renter-occupied	546	27.1%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,198	85.6%
1-unit, attached	31	1.2%
2 to 4 units	153	6.0%
5 to 19 units	69	2.7%
20 or more units	77	3.0%
Mobile home & other	39	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4846740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 31.3080, -96.8932