Marshall County, Tennessee

Marshall County has a population of 36,049 and has grown 10.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $279,800, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $71,049.

Home price
$279,800
Income
$71,049
Population
36,049
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$279,800county
Median gross rent$946county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198038.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,672county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,041county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$793county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,373county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$71,049county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%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 home14.3%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.5%county
Share of workers employed by government12.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$44,557county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time29.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.0 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 station137 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths63.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment5322county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians17county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Frequent mental distress22.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population36,049county
Land area in square miles375county
People per square mile of land96.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store21.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.2%county
Population change since 2020+10.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages7.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents256county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in1,324county
Households that moved away902county
Average income of arriving households$61,412county
Average income of departing households$56,190county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes25county
Housing units authorised in the latest year367county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings18.5%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature60.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing70 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days207 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,273 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.5%county
Homes heated by propane8.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk28.2county
Landslide risk29.1county
Hail risk33.3county
Earthquake risk75.8county
Tornado risk76.2county
Tropical cyclone risk44.6county
Extreme heat risk32.8county
Winter weather risk40.0county
Strong wind risk52.6county
Wildfire risk20.8county

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

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