Marfa, TX Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Marfa home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,625
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
32.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$294
Median Listing Price$436,250
Median Days on Market150
Active Listings34
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)34
Avg Listing Price$524,375
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.71
Family Dual Income42
Median Household Income$39,063
Median Individual Income$23,350
Home Ownership71.3%
Home Value-
Median Rent$716
Rent Burden23.0%
Poverty14.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED29.0%
  • Highschool Education15.0%
  • Some College23.5%
  • Bachelors Degree17.0%
  • Graduate Degree15.5%
  • Total College or Above32.5%
  • Stem Degree26.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.6%
  • Female48.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.7%
  • Divorced15.5%
  • Never Married26.6%
  • Widowed16.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMarfa
State IDTX
Population1,625

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.2%
19–295.2%
30–3911.8%
40–4914.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.7%
60–6919.7%
70–7911.3%
80+2.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.9%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled16.6%

ETHNICITY

White96.8%
Black0.0%
Asian0.1%
Native American2.9%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic72.3%
Limited English19.5%
Health Uninsured16.7%
Veteran1.6%

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