Marshall is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 812 people and four associated neighborhoods, Marshall is the 435th largest community in North Carolina.
6.17% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Marshall. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Education and Healthcare industries respectively employ 13.91% and 12.36% of the civilian workforce.
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: 13.17% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Marshall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Marshall are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.82% of adults in Marshall have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 was $36,942, 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 $147,768 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, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.