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.Marshall is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). You will also find that a lot of people in Marshall work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms. 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 9.06% 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. The overall crime rate in Marshall is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Marshall, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.47 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Marshall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Marshall overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Marshall, 21.27% 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. Marshall also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.52%. The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
