Marshville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,660 people and two associated neighborhoods, Marshville is the 274th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marshville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marshville is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marshville who work in office and administrative support (12.31%), food service (8.43%), and management occupations (7.07%). Also of interest is that Marshville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.95% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Marshville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Marshville, the average commute to work is 30.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Marshville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Marshville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.26% of adults 25 and older in Marshville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Marshville in 2022 was $22,173, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,692 for a family of four. However, Marshville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marshville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marshville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marshville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Marshville include English, Irish, German, African, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Marshville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.
