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, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marshall who work in maintenance occupations (16.50%), office and administrative support (11.58%), and management occupations (10.26%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Marshall telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.61% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Marshall, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.81 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Marshall does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Marshall are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.34% of adults in Marshall having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 was $37,749, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,996 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 42.68% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marshall include English, German, Greek, Armenian, and Irish. Marshall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.22%. The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
