COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marshall County

West Virginia · 37,356 residents · 305 sq mi

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Marshall County is a county of 37,356 people in West Virginia. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $42,800. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $269 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,356

+5%vs 2000

vs 35,519 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

305 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(2,232)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(2,381)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,762)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(2,832)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(2,104)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(5,367)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(5,803)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(4,368)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(3,818)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,447)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,722)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(520)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,687

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,989 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,946

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,472 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,800

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(34,762)

Black0.4%(152)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(228)

Asian0.3%(89)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(37,010)

Black0.4%(131)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(230)

Asian0.4%(140)

Other0.2%(75)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.5%(151)

Costa Rican0.3%(93)

Puerto Rican0.2%(58)

Mexican0.2%(50)

Salvadoran0.2%(46)

Spaniard0.1%(35)

South American0.1%(31)

Peruvian0.1%(27)

Honduran0%(12)

Cuban0%(5)

Argentine0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(49)

Nepalese0.1%(28)

Bangladeshi0%(10)

Filipino0%(7)

Chinese0%(6)

Japanese0%(2)

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(18)

Ancestry

German20.4%(6,089)

Irish16.7%(5,000)

English13.1%(3,908)

American10%(3,001)

Polish5.8%(1,740)

Italian4.5%(1,344)

Scottish2.2%(663)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(648)

Dutch1.6%(470)

Croatian1.1%(340)

Welsh1.1%(323)

French0.6%(190)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.5%(136)

Hungarian0.3%(101)

Arab0.3%(98)

Lebanese0.3%(96)

Norwegian0.3%(83)

Slovak0.3%(82)

Swiss0.2%(66)

Ukrainian0.2%(64)

Greek0.2%(63)

British0.2%(51)

Slovene0.2%(47)

French Canadian0.1%(37)

Swedish0.1%(34)

Portuguese0.1%(30)

Czech0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(26)

Belgian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Serbian0%(14)

Romanian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(4)

Finnish0%(4)

Syrian0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Jamaican0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Ghanaian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married31.3%(4,036)

Married56.2%(7,242)

Widowed3.4%(432)

Divorced9.1%(1,167)

Women 15+

Never married25%(3,125)

Married51.5%(6,423)

Widowed10.9%(1,356)

Divorced12.6%(1,577)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.7%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)25.2%(447)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(315)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(617)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(87)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,775 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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