Marshall County, Minnesota

Marshall County has a population of 8,909 and has shrunk 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $72,543.

Home price
$164,500
Income
$72,543
Population
8,909
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,500county
Median gross rent$690county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198066.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,182county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$72,543county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate8.3%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 home10.0%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$49,319county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(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 time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8675county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station38 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(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 higher18.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment1469county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible38.5%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population8,909county
Land area in square miles1,775county
People per square mile of land5.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.3%county
Population change since 2020-2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents431county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in166county
Households that moved away180county
Average income of arriving households$53,151county
Average income of departing households$55,628county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature41°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing174 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days136 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostSep 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$95county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.3¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.7%county
Homes heated by propane40.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband87.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk87.1county
Landslide risk29.2county
Hail risk55.2county
Earthquake risk1.5county
Tornado risk19.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.5county
Winter weather risk70.1county
Strong wind risk19.9county
Wildfire risk85.1county

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 Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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