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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marshall is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marshall is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Marshall who work in office and administrative support (13.88%), maintenance occupations (13.60%), and farm management occupations (10.73%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.06% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Overall, Marshall’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Marshall is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Marshall, the average commute to work is 33.47 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Marshall does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Marshall citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.27% of adults in Marshall have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Marshall's cultural character, accounting for 28.52% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
