Marshall County, West Virginia

Marshall County population, land area and income

Marshall County had 29,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 305.4 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 55 in West Virginia by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 96.1 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in West Virginia has 21,285 residents; Marshall County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,661 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

How Marshall County's population changed since 2020

Marshall County lost 1,175 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.8%. That ranks 40th of 55 in West Virginia for growth. The median West Virginia county changed by -2.9%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Marshall County recorded 1,160 births and 1,904 deaths, a natural change of -744. Net international migration added +31 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -551. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 744 people.

Where Marshall County is

The Census internal point of Marshall County is at 39.854400, -80.671800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades West Virginia's 55 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Marshall County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Towns in Marshall County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Marshall County, 12,281 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marshall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Moundsville with 7,703.

Counties bordering Marshall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Marshall County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, PA, with 210,434 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

• PA

  Washington County, PA

  210,434 people

  33 mi NE

• OH

  Belmont County, OH

  64,692 people

  19 mi NW

• Ohio County

  41,090 people

  17 mi N

• PA

  Greene County, PA

  33,960 people

  24 mi E

• Wetzel County

  13,766 people

  18 mi S

• OH

  Monroe County, OH

  13,051 people

  24 mi WSW

Distance to Charleston and the nearest big city

Charleston is 116.4 miles SSW of Marshall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 54.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wheeling, WV (population 26,060), 15.2 miles away.

Marshall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marshall County is 54051: state code 54 for West Virginia plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,661.