Demographics of Marshall County, Minnesota

Marshall County, Minnesota had 8,798 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −227 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marshall County, in four figures

8,798
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −227 people.; 43.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,543 ±$2,422
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Marshall County, Minnesota's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marshall County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Marshall County, Minnesota's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marshall County, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,025	100.0	100.0
2021	8,998	99.7	100.2
2022	8,873	98.3	100.7
2023	8,828	97.8	101.6
2024	8,788	97.4	102.5
2025	8,798	97.5	103.1

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Population of Marshall County, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	9,025	−6	+2	0	−6
2021	8,998	−27	+9	0	−42
2022	8,873	−125	−11	+2	−115
2023	8,828	−45	+23	+2	−72
2024	8,788	−40	−2	+5	−45
2025	8,798	+10	+12	+5	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.5: for men 42.3 ±0.7 and for women 44.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marshall County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	501 ±24	5.6% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,579 ±75	17.7% ±0.8	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	538 ±48	6.0% ±0.5	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,011 ±65	22.6% ±0.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,229 ±71	25.0% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,051 ±92	23.0% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,543 ±$2,422, and income per person $37,984 ±$1,243, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Marshall County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	502 ±74	13.3% ±1.9	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	713 ±82	18.9% ±2.1	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	762 ±82	20.2% ±2.1	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	545 ±60	14.4% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	770 ±86	20.4% ±2.2	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	345 ±49	9.1% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	144 ±32	3.8% ±0.8	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Marshall County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	728 ±145	8.3% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	200 ±58	9.8% ±2.8	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	293 ±63	7.1% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	235 ±47	9.0% ±1.8	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marshall County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marshall County	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,396 ±77	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±1.9	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±1.6	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.0% ±1.5	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.0% ±1.9	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,500 ±$5,549	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$690 ±$92	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Marshall County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	431 ±0	4.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,104 ±44	91.0% ±0.5	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	33 ±15	0.4% ±0.2	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	30 ±7	0.3% ±0.1	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 ±8	0.2% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	13 to 67	0.1% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	250 ±38	2.8% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Marshall County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	5,873 ±164	65.9% ±1.8	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,816 ±156	31.6% ±1.8	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 58	0.2% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	182 ±39	2.0% ±0.4	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	85 ±28	1.0% ±0.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	97 ±28	1.1% ±0.3	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Marshall County among the counties of Minnesota

73rd of 87 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Counties of Minnesota near Marshall County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Swift County	9,763	−0.4%
Stevens County	9,747	+0.8%
Rock County	9,524	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County	9,477	−0.2%
Pipestone County	9,260	−1.7%
Marshall County	8,798	−2.5%
Clearwater County	8,647	+1.0%
Murray County	7,942	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County	6,704	+0.2%
Norman County	6,336	−1.6%
Wilkin County	6,288	−2.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026