Demographics of Marlin city, Texas

Marlin city, Texas had 5,599 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +161 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marlin city, in four figures

5,599
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,516 ±14.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +161 people.; 35.0 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,426 ±$11,886
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Marlin city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marlin city, Texas'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Marlin city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marlin city, Texas'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	5,438	100.0	100.0
2021	5,512	101.4	100.2
2022	5,470	100.6	100.7
2023	5,563	102.3	101.6
2024	5,575	102.5	102.5
2025	5,599	103.0	103.1

Population of Marlin city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,438	—
2021	5,512	+74
2022	5,470	−42
2023	5,563	+93
2024	5,575	+12
2025	5,599	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±2.5: for men 33.1 ±7.4 and for women 38.8 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	330 ±145	6.0% ±2.6	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	961 ±234	17.4% ±4.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	761 ±272	13.8% ±4.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,235 ±384	22.4% ±7.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,338 ±269	24.3% ±4.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	891 ±206	16.2% ±3.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,426 ±$11,886, and income per person $18,595 ±$3,096, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Marlin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	633 ±195	30.5% ±8.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	581 ±224	28.0% ±10.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	195 to 645	9.7% to 30.8%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	134 to 418	6.6% to 20.0%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	19 to 171	1.0% to 8.2%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 50	0% to 2.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 86	0.1% to 4.1%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Marlin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,309 ±431	26.7% ±8.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	328 ±134	25.4% ±9.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	662 ±293	26.1% ±10.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	319 ±141	29.7% ±11.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marlin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marlin city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,524 ±206	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±6.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±5.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±10.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±8.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$66,000 ±$20,556	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$689 ±$54	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±9	1992 ±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 Marlin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,536 ±399	27.8% ±7.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,397 ±293	25.3% ±5.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,171 ±381	39.4% ±6.9	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 495	0% to 9.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 365	0% to 6.6%	3.1% ±<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 Marlin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,869 ±505	70.1% ±9.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,171 ±349	21.2% ±6.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 139	0% to 2.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	190 to 634	3.4% to 11.5%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 89	0% to 1.6%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	144 to 592	2.6% to 10.7%	10.2% ±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%.

Marlin city among the places of Texas

405th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Marlin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Muleshoe city	5,667 ±542
Hickory Creek town	5,611 ±28
Sinton city	5,584 ±17
Luling city	5,531 ±19
Rockdale city	5,523 ±16
Marlin city	5,516 ±14
Brookshire city	5,495 ±17
Rusk city	5,477 ±36
Justin city	5,447 ±15
Atlanta city	5,439 ±19
Cameron city	5,416 ±20

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026