Marshall is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,622 people and four associated neighborhoods, Marshall is the 55th largest community in Missouri.
In addition, Marshall is a college town. There are a lot of students in Marshall attending college, and as a result Marshall provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
One of the benefits of Marshall is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.51 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Marshall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Marshall is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.16% of adults in Marshall have a college degree.
The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 was $24,612, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,448 for a family of four. However, Marshall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marshall is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 17.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marshall include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.