Marshall County, West Virginia

Marshall County has a population of 29,865 and has shrunk 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $149,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $59,169.

Home price
$149,800
Income
$59,169
Population
29,865
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$149,800county
Median gross rent$837county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198074.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$991county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$816county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,277county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$59,169county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$123,080county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(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 time24.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8017county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 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 station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths33.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(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 higher20.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment4134county
Students per full-time teacher11.4county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.9%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

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

Population29,865county
Land area in square miles305county
People per square mile of land97.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store4.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.6%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents222county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in499county
Households that moved away599county
Average income of arriving households$46,627county
Average income of departing households$55,868county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.2 incounty
Annual snowfall24.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use902 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.9%county
Homes heated by propane4.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.7%county
Homes heated by wood7.4%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk76.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk37.1county
Landslide risk90.2county
Hail risk47.0county
Earthquake risk28.2county
Tornado risk31.2county
Tropical cyclone risk51.7county
Extreme heat risk31.6county
Winter weather risk2.5county
Strong wind risk19.8county
Wildfire risk23.9county

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 West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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