COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marshall County

Indiana · 42,182 residents · 444 sq mi

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With 42,182 people, Marshall County is a county in Indiana. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $49,500. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 7.5%, under the national 13.2%. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,182

−7%vs 2000

vs 45,128 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

444 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202446K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(3,260)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(3,375)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(3,465)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(3,067)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(2,504)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(6,612)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(6,304)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(4,151)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(3,795)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(3,173)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(1,818)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(658)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,311

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,581 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,428

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,427 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,500

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$362

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $500 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(41,761)

Black0.3%(114)

Hispanic / Latino5.9%(2,664)

Asian0.3%(138)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(41,643)

Black0.2%(72)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(613)

Asian0.1%(41)

Other1%(426)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.1%(3,728)

Central American2.9%(1,357)

Honduran2.9%(1,336)

Puerto Rican0.3%(128)

South American0.2%(73)

Colombian0.1%(60)

Spaniard0.1%(46)

Guatemalan0%(21)

Dominican0%(15)

Paraguayan0%(13)

Cuban0%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(155)

Asian Indian0.1%(36)

Filipino0.1%(31)

Vietnamese0.1%(26)

Japanese0%(21)

Korean0%(19)

Burmese0%(17)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(51)

Ancestry

German23.1%(10,707)

English10.2%(4,737)

Irish8.9%(4,105)

American7.3%(3,375)

Polish3.5%(1,602)

Italian2.3%(1,067)

Dutch1.5%(689)

Scottish1.4%(663)

French1.2%(554)

Swiss1%(466)

Swedish0.8%(360)

Hungarian0.6%(287)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(246)

West Indian0.4%(189)

Haitian0.4%(169)

Norwegian0.3%(158)

Danish0.3%(156)

Welsh0.3%(141)

Russian0.3%(131)

Croatian0.2%(98)

French Canadian0.2%(95)

British0.2%(83)

Belgian0.2%(74)

Finnish0.1%(64)

Arab0.1%(61)

Lebanese0.1%(46)

Lithuanian0.1%(46)

Greek0.1%(41)

Slovak0.1%(40)

Canadian0.1%(30)

Armenian0%(13)

Ukrainian0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

Czech0%(11)

Romanian0%(10)

Serbian0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(5,999)

Married54.3%(10,085)

Widowed2.2%(411)

Divorced11.2%(2,073)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(4,542)

Married54.1%(10,059)

Widowed9.2%(1,717)

Divorced12.3%(2,289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.3%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20%(432)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(571)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.7%(728)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,160 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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