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28753

Marshall, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,389
Median household income
$52,304
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$292,800

Income

The median income of households in 28753 was $52,304. An estimated 10.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 11.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4
$100,000 to $149,999 11.9
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 5.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57614
Female 48839

An estimated 66.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,009. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.3
Social Security 43.4
Retirement income 31.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.7

In 2020-2024, 12.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 63% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28753 in 2020-2024, 89.8% had health insurance coverage and 10.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.7% and public coverage was 42.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.5%.


In 2020-2024, 28753 had a total population of 10,389 - 5,186 (49.9%) females and 5,203 (50.1%) males. The median age was 44.6 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28753 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 278 350
5 to 9 172 285
10 to 14 299 201
15 to 19 280 387
20 to 24 244 184
25 to 29 317 279
30 to 34 233 321
35 to 39 295 405
40 to 44 457 253
45 to 49 284 294
50 to 54 408 310
55 to 59 352 215
60 to 64 405 437
65 to 69 455 482
70 to 74 311 270
75 to 79 237 212
80 to 84 113 171
85 and over 63 130

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.4% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 27.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 28753 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.2% of the people in 28753 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,136 households in 28753. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.4% of the households in 28753 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.4% of all households, while 20.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.6% of all households.

In 28753, 27.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 51.4
Cohabiting Couples 2.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.2% of males and 50% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.8 27.8
Now married, except separated 52.2 50
Separated 2.9 1.9
Widowed 2.9 13.7
Divorced 12.2 6.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28753, 212 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 67.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.4% of the people living in 28753 were U.S. natives. 63.6% of the 28753 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.6% of 28753 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28753 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28753.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 34.9
Asia 0
Europe 65.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28753 in 2020-2024, 1.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.1% of people at least five years old; 0.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 28753 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.7
Different house, same county 2.6
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28753 was 1,937 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 72 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,364. College or graduate school enrollment was 501.

Educational Attainment of People in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.7
High school diploma or equivalency 33.3
Some college, no degree 15.6
Associate's degree 8.7
Bachelor's degree 21.8
Graduate or professional degree 8.8

Disability

In 28753, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.5% of people under 18 years old, to 16.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28753, 51.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,292 73.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 855 19.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 310 7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28753 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 13.6
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.2
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28753 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,502 33.7
Service occupations 1,067 23.9
Sales and office occupations 488 10.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 741 16.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 659 14.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.1% of 28753 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.3
Other means 1
Worked from home 9.7

In 2020-2024, 28753 had a total of 5,503 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 26.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.2
Mobile homes 26.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

18.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28753 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 63.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28753 had 4,136 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,367 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.5% while renters occupied 19.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.04.

2.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 41.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28753:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28753 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.1
Electricity 47.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 16.9
All other fuels 18.9
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28753 was $292,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.2 % had a mortgage. 57.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,555 and for owners without a mortgage it was $427.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28753 was $773. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.