About Marshall

Marshall is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,069 people and just one neighborhood, Marshall is the 326th largest community in Indiana. Marshall has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Marshall is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.9% of the Marshall workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Marshall is a town of production and manufacturing workers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marshall who work in management occupations (12.40%), office and administrative support jobs (9.45%), and farm management (6.72%).

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.

Marshall is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Marshall Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Marshall is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.26% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marshall in 2000 was $15,965, which is lower middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,860 for a family of four.

The people who call Marshall home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marshall is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marshall include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Some people also speak Other West Germanic languages.