Marshall County, West Virginia

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,129
Median household income: $60,329
Median home value: $139,800

Marshall County, West Virginia counts 30,129 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,329, its median household income sits above West Virginia's $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Marshall County's population declined 3.8% from 31,308 to 30,129, while its median household income rose 24.2% from $48,557 to $60,329.

Owners occupy 79.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,129
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,329
Median home value: $139,800
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 14,736
Homeownership rate: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,30830,129

Median household income

$48,557$60,329

Median home value

$109,300$139,800

Median gross rent

$630$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,308	$48,557	$109,300	$630
2020	30,900	$48,179	$111,100	$604
2021	30,813	$52,371	$116,800	$666
2022	30,509	$58,129	$130,500	$788
2023	30,129	$60,329	$139,800	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,317	4.4%
5 to 17	4,414	14.7%
18 to 24	1,943	6.4%
25 to 34	3,481	11.6%
35 to 44	3,445	11.4%
45 to 54	3,960	13.1%
55 to 64	4,576	15.2%
65 to 74	4,287	14.2%
75 and over	2,706	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,295	93.9%
Black or African American	80	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	112	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	250	0.8%
Two or more races	1,014	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	335	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,638	7.3%
High school graduate	9,745	43.4%
Some college or associate's	6,788	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,740	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,544	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,783	82.5%
Carpooled	1,374	10.5%
Public transit	22	0.2%
Walked	255	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	525	4.0%
Other means	114	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,587	28.6%
15 to 29 min	4,082	32.5%
30 to 44 min	3,081	24.6%
45 to 59 min	835	6.7%
60+ min	963	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 15.0% (4,396 of 29,274)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,466	67.8%
Nonfamily households	4,023	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,489	84.8%
Vacant	2,247	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,867	79.0%
Renter-occupied	2,622	21.0%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,086	82.0%
1-unit, attached	307	2.1%
2 to 4 units	724	4.9%
5 to 19 units	285	1.9%
20 or more units	110	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,224	8.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 54051
State: West Virginia
Land area: 305 sq mi
Water area: 6.73 sq mi
Center point: 39.8544, -80.6718