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County Seat: Plymouth

Marshall County, Indiana
Organized in 1836 and named for U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall

Largest City: Plymouth (pop in 2006: 11,025

Population per Sq. Mile: 105.1 Sq. Miles: 444.3

Link to County's in.gov Site

Population Over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday(1990)	42,182	29	0.8%	5,544,156
Today(2007)	46,698	31	0.7%	6,345,289
Tomorrow(2010 proj.)	47,216	30	0.7%	6,417,198
Percent Change 1990 to 2000	7.0%	54		9.7%

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration 2006 to 2007	-373	80		-505
Net International Migration 2006 to 2007	126	13		9,038
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	283	24	0.8%	33,408

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2006 Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State
Preschool (0 to 4) 3,327 30 7.0% 6.8%
School Age (5 to 17) 9,068 30 19.2% 18.2%
College Age (18 to 24) 3,963 32 8.4% 9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44) 13,029 30 27.5% 27.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64) 11,688 32 24.7% 25.2%
Older (65 plus) 6,220 29 13.2% 12.4%
Median Age 36.2 Median Age = 36.3
Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2006 Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone 148 28 0.3% 0.3%
Asian Alone 206 42 0.4% 1.3%
Black Alone 245 45 0.5% 8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone 20 30 0.0% 0.0%
White Alone 46,257 30 97.8% 88.3%
Two or More Race Groups 419 28 0.9% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino 43,353 31 91.7% 95.2%
Hispanic or Latino 3,942 14 8.3% 4.8%
Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below) 16,519 33 100.0% 100.0%
   Married With Children 4,670 30 28.3% 23.8%
   Married Without Children 5,457 32 33.0% 29.8%
   Single Parents 1,237 36 7.5% 9.1%
   Living Alone 3,688 33 22.3% 25.9%
Source: US Census Bureau

Housing Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State
Total Housing Units in 2006 (estimate) 19,244 32 100.0% 100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units) 18,099 30 100.0% 100.0%
   Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Value (2000) 12,686
$88,100 32
38 70.1%
-- 65.9%
--
   Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Rent (2000) 3,833
$500 33
25 21.2%
-- 26.3%
--
Source: US Census Bureau

Education Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported) 8,861 29 0.8% 1,154,826
   Public 7,900 31 0.8% 1,045,702
   Private 961 92 0.9% 109,124
High School Graduates (2005/2006) 664 36 1.1% 62,296
   Going on to Higher Education 550 40 1.1% 51,976
   4-year 432 37 1.1% 38,334
   2-year 65 48 0.7% 8,991
   Voc/tech. 53 43 1.1% 4,651
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census) 28,555 31 0.7% 3,893,278
   with High School diploma or higher 79.8% 60 82.1%
   with B.A. or higher degree 14.9% 25 19.4%
Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) School enrollment figures for 2006/2007 are preliminary. 2) Private enrollment includes home schools. 3) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision. Data from the Indiana Department of Education for Vigo County appear to include an erroneous entry. Until the data has been corrected by IDOE, Vigo will be removed from the rankings.

Income and Poverty Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2006 $27,466 59 85.1% $32,288
Median Household Income in 2005 $46,990 23 106.7% $44,051
Poverty Rate in 2005 8.0% 81 65.6% 12.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18 11.1% 77 66.9% 16.6%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2006 91 60 0.2% 41,498
Food Stamp Recipients in 2006 2,313 52 0.4% 577,970
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2006 2,712 27 0.7% 374,221
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Births 679 29 0.8% 87,088
Births to Teens 66 34 0.7% 9,604
Deaths 415 32 0.7% 55,623
Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2007 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force 22,882 31 0.7% 3,211,461
Employed 21,778 31 0.7% 3,065,590
Unemployed 1,104 32 0.8% 145,871
Unemployment Rate 4.8 38 106.7% 4.5
March 2008 Unemployment Rate 6.2 38 110.7% 5.6
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2006 (NAICS) Employment Pct Dist.
in County Earnings ($000) Pct Dist.
In County Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work 25,381 100.0% $817,238 100.0% $32,199
Wage and Salary 19,557 77.1% $583,391 71.4% $29,830
Farm Proprietors 926 3.6% $5,800 0.7% $6,263
Nonfarm Proprietors 4,898 19.3% $78,688 9.6% $16,065
Farm 1,077 4.2% $9,428 1.2% $8,754
Nonfarm 24,304 95.8% $807,810 98.8% $33,238
Private 21,817 86.0% $706,344 86.4% $32,376
  Accommodation, Food Serv. 1,503 5.9% $18,547 2.3% $12,340
  Arts, Ent., Recreation 258 1.0% $7,090 0.9% $27,481
  Construction 1,327 5.2% $39,671 4.9% $29,895
  Health Care, Social Serv. 1,935 7.6% $64,271 7.9% $33,215
  Information 240 0.9% $10,828 1.3% $45,117
  Manufacturing 6,845 27.0% $316,256 38.7% $46,202
  Professional, Tech. Serv. Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Retail Trade 2,708 10.7% $56,204 6.9% $20,755
  Trans., Warehousing Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Wholesale Trade 680 2.7% $43,122 5.3% $63,415
  Other Private (not above) 4,735* 18.7%* $99,877* 12.2%* $21,093*
Government 2,487 9.8% $101,466 12.4% $40,799
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Assessed Property Value in 1999 (for taxes payable in 2000) Value Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State
Assessed Value by Property Class $448,988,100 31 100.0% 100.0%
   Commercial & Industrial $172,273,420 32 38.4% 43.2%
   Residential $161,762,210 32 36.0% 41.5%
   Agricultural $89,908,050 9 20.0% 9.6%
   Utilities $25,044,420 34 5.6% 5.6%
Total Assesed Value Per Capita $9,853 33
Source: The State Board of Tax Commissioners

Residential Building Permits in 2006 Units Pct Dist.
in County Pct Dist.
in State Cost ($000) State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed 140 100.0% 100.0% $18,885 $4,687,933
   Single Family 122 87.1% 84.1% $18,264 $4,343,823
   Two Family 18 12.9% 3.5% $621 $103,869
   Three & Four Family 0 0.0% 2.0% $0 $41,336
   Five families and More 0 0.0% 10.4% $0 $198,905
Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2006
Into Marshall FROM Number Percent Out of Marshall TO Number Percent
All Areas 4,677 16.7% All Areas 7,277 23.8%
Starke County 1,542 5.5% St Joseph County 2,680 8.8%
St Joseph County 1,120 4.0% Elkhart County 2,445 8.0%
Fulton County 519 1.9% Kosciusko County 995 3.3%
Kosciusko County 414 1.5% Fulton County 223 0.7%
Elkhart County 276 1.0% Starke County 197 0.6%
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Cities and Towns in Marshall County
Population
in 2006 % of County
Argos 1,828 3.9%
Bourbon 1,804 3.9%
Bremen 4,692 10.1%
Culver 1,523 3.3%
La Paz 488 1.0%
Plymouth 11,025 23.6%
Order by Size
Plymouth
Bremen
Argos
Bourbon
Culver
La Paz

Links to Maps:
Census Tract Boundary Map of Marshall county
Tiger Mapping Service Map of Area
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County Profiles is a component of STATS Indiana, a web-based information service of the State of Indiana and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, developed and maintained by the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Updated: April 29, 2008 at 14:58