Marshall is a city of 13,896 people in Minnesota. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $210,300. Median rent is $779 a month. Households here earn about 23% less than in Minnesota as a whole. The median age is 35.9, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,566, below the US median
Marshall's population equals 54% of Lyon County's. Its number of households without a car equals 82% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 75% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)3.2%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(135)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(334)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.5%(45)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 691 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Marshall, decade by decade
Marshall population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,023
$60,943
$143,284
23.4%
6.5
2000
12,735
$69,132
$168,321
28.6%
26.2
2010
13,680
$61,405
$215,354
32.5%
37.1
2020
13,628
$58,464
$189,078
28.1%
55.3
2024
13,896
$68,566
$210,300
35.5%
47.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
