Marshall is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,854 people and two associated neighborhoods, Marshall is the 225th largest community in Virginia.
Marshall home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Marshall real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Another important characteristic of Marshall is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.
Also of interest is that Marshall has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.06% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Marshall’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in Marshall, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Marshall does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Marshall are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.27% of adults in Marshall having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marshall in 2018 was $39,275, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,100 for a family of four. However, Marshall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marshall is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marshall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marshall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Marshall also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.89% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marshall include English, German, Greek, Armenian, and Italian.
Marshall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.52%.
The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.