It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Marshall has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Marshall has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Marshall than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Marshall may be for you.
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 is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.43% of adults in Marshall have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marshall in 2022 was $33,661, 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 $134,644 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, German, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Marshall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
