Demographics of Marshall County, West Virginia

Marshall County, West Virginia had 29,159 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,339 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

29,159
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,339 people.; 46.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,169 ±$5,383
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, West Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marshall County, West Virginia'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, West Virginia's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marshall County, West Virginia'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	30,498	100.0	100.0
2021	30,177	98.9	100.2
2022	29,687	97.3	100.7
2023	29,483	96.7	101.6
2024	29,284	96.0	102.5
2025	29,159	95.6	103.1

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Population of Marshall County, West Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	30,498	−87	−18	0	−66
2021	30,177	−321	−238	+9	−111
2022	29,687	−490	−253	+6	−237
2023	29,483	−204	−131	+4	−70
2024	29,284	−199	−126	−3	−68
2025	29,159	−125	−128	−4	+7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.3 ±0.3: for men 44.2 ±0.9 and for women 47.4 ±0.6. 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	West Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,282 ±34	4.3% ±0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,388 ±306	14.7% ±1.0	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,951 ±258	6.5% ±0.9	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,827 ±365	22.9% ±1.2	23.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,322 ±429	27.9% ±1.4	26.2% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,095 ±490	23.8% ±1.6	21.0% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,169 ±$5,383, and income per person $34,200 ±$2,034, in 2024 dollars. The median is $59,608 ±$691 in West Virginia 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	West Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	2,679 ±383	21.5% ±3.0	21.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,826 ±401	22.6% ±3.2	21.6% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,257 ±353	18.1% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,446 ±297	11.6% ±2.4	12.7% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,917 ±293	15.4% ±2.3	15.1% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	881 ±235	7.1% ±1.9	6.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	481 ±146	3.9% ±1.2	5.9% ±0.2	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	West Virginia	United States
All ages	4,893 ±641	16.8% ±2.2	16.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,545 ±306	27.8% ±4.9	21.5% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,300 ±371	16.4% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,048 ±236	11.0% ±2.4	12.8% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marshall County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marshall County	West Virginia	United States
Housing units	14,701 ±27	861,325 ±394	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.9% ±2.2	84.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.1% ±2.2	15.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.4% ±3.1	74.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.6% ±3.7	25.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,800 ±$12,676	$162,600 ±$1,346	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$837 ±$49	$872 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±4	1976 ±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	West Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	347 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,750 ±323	92.9% ±1.1	89.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	28 to 168	0.1% to 0.6%	3.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	35 to 165	0.1% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	41 to 551	0.1% to 1.8%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,237 ±216	4.1% ±0.7	3.9% ±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	West Virginia	United States
Born in the state	23,417 ±593	78.4% ±2.0	67.4% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,214 ±606	20.8% ±2.0	30.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 120	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	166 ±50	0.6% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	123 ±45	0.4% ±0.2	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 69	0.1% to 0.2%	0.8% ±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 West Virginia

18th of 55 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the West Virginia page.

Counties of West Virginia near Marshall County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fayette County	38,165	−5.6%
Wayne County	37,309	−4.0%
Preston County	34,004	−0.6%
Greenbrier County	31,578	−4.0%
Logan County	30,375	−6.6%
Marshall County	29,159	−4.4%
Hancock County	27,729	−4.5%
Jackson County	27,450	−1.0%
Randolph County	26,882	−3.6%
Mineral County	26,792	−0.4%
Mason County	24,707	−2.7%

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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