Marshall is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 796 people and four associated neighborhoods, Marshall is the 435th largest community in North Carolina. Marshall real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Marshall house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Marshall, employing 6.98% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Administration and Professional, scientific, and technical services industries employ 13.94% and 13.94% of the civilian workforce, respectively. 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: 19.37% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Marshall has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Marshall has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Marshall than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Marshall may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Marshall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Marshall citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.66% of adults in Marshall have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 was $32,132, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,528 for a family of four. However, Marshall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marshall is a somewhat 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Marshall include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
