Marlin, TX Housing Market & City Data

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

5,581
Population Estimate
$50,994
Median Home Value
90.6%
Employment Rate
6.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$80
Median Listing Price$153,175
Median Days on Market79
Active Listings37
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)45
Avg Listing Price$195,654
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.43
Family Dual Income24.7
Median Household Income$21,667
Median Individual Income$16,895
Home Ownership51.2%
Home Value$50,994
Median Rent$452
Rent Burden47.2%
Poverty47.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED33.3%
  • Highschool Education33.6%
  • Some College26.3%
  • Bachelors Degree5.1%
  • Graduate Degree1.8%
  • Total College or Above6.9%
  • Stem Degree44.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.7%
  • Female54.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married26.1%
  • Divorced20.3%
  • Never Married43.4%
  • Widowed10.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMarlin
State IDTX
Population5,581

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.9%
19–2914.3%
30–3913.1%
40–4910.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.7%
60–698.0%
70–795.2%
80+6.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation40.1%
Unemployment Rate9.4%
Disabled26.4%

ETHNICITY

White51.2%
Black47.6%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.6%
Multiple0.2%

OTHER

Hispanic28.8%
Limited English0.4%
Health Uninsured12.9%
Veteran6.7%

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