Marshall County, Indiana

Marshall County has a population of 46,284 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $204,900, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $71,808.

Home price
$204,900
Income
$71,808
Population
46,284
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$204,900county
Median gross rent$938county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198059.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,008county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$824county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,225county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$71,808county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate11.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.8%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.4%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.0%county
Economic output per resident$51,327county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport454920county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths54.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment7661county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible52.7%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population46,284county
Land area in square miles444county
People per square mile of land104.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.1%county
Second languages15.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents197county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,139county
Households that moved away1,180county
Average income of arriving households$56,556county
Average income of departing households$58,122county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year118county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings1.7%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.1 incounty
Annual snowfall51.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing133 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.3¢county
Household electricity use827 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.3%county
Homes heated by propane12.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood4.2%county
Households with broadband84.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk53.6county
Landslide risk38.0county
Hail risk66.0county
Earthquake risk53.5county
Tornado risk66.3county
Tropical cyclone risk31.7county
Extreme heat risk44.0county
Winter weather risk40.9county
Strong wind risk46.7county
Wildfire risk6.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Marshall County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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