Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for Marshall County and the rural Upper Midwest.
| Variable | Marshall County |
530 Counties |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990b | 2010 b | 1990 b mean | 2010 b mean | Definition/notes: | |
| 18–29 years old (%) | 13.67 | 12.06 | 15.94 | 14.12 | Percent of population that is 18–29. |
| Median age (years) | 37.60 | 44.8 | 35.27 | 41.05 | Median age of the population. |
| Non-white (%) | 0.73 | 2.92 | 2.73a | 6.18a | Percent of the population that is not “white alone." |
| Born in another state (%) | 11.67 | 11.89 | 21.45 | 24.02 | Percent of the population born in another state. |
| Foreign born (%) | 1.19 | 1.93 | 0.93 | 2.28 | Percent of the population born in another country (includes citizens and non-citizens). |
| Husband and wife households (%) | 65.41 | 56.71 | 62.04 | 53.67 | Percent of households where both a wife and husband are present. |
| Female-headed household (%) | 6.00 | 7.73 | 7.48 | 9.09 | Percent of households where a woman is the head without a husband present. |
| Non-family households (%) | 10.83 | 15 | 12.19 | 15.85 | Percent of households not containing two people related by birth, marriage or adoption. |
| Education, up to high school diploma (%) | 65.49 | 51.17 | 67.02 | 51.16 | Percent of the population, 25 years of age or higher, whose highest educational attainment is a high school diploma or equivalent. |
| Education, bachelor's degree or higher (%) | 10.35 | 16.45 | 11.86 | 17.92 | Percent of the population, 25 years of age or higher, whose highest educational attainment is at least a bachelor's degree. |
| Employed, civilian, female (%) | 41.80 | 46.12 | 44.75 | 47.48 | Percent of the employed, civilian population, 16 years of age or higher, that is female. |
| Employed, civilian, male (%) | 58.20 | 53.88 | 55.25 | 52.52 | Percent of the employed, civilian population, 16 years of age or higher, that is male. |
| 16–34 years old, unemployed but in labor force (%) | 6.61 | 9.35 | 6.30 | 8.39 | Percent of the population that is 16–34 years old that is without a job but trying to find one. |
| Ratio, not in labor force to in labor force, female | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 0.71 | Ratio of the females outside the labor force to those inside (civilian/armed forces, employed/unemployed). |
| Ratio, not in labor force to in labor force, male | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.49 | Ratio of the males outside the labor force to those inside (civilian/armed forces, employed/unemployed). |
| household income under $30,000 (%) | 56.02 | 27.03 | 61.85 | 31.77 | Percent of households whose collective nominal income was under $30,000 in the previous year. |
| Household income under $60,000 (%) | 82.88 | 46.52 | 86.93 | 53.66 | Percent of households whose collective nominal income was under $60,000 in the previous year. |
| Household income above $150,000 (%) | 0.37 | 3.37 | 0.50 | 4.01 | Percent of households whose collective nominal income was more than $150,000 in the previous year |
| Median nominal household income ($) | 26,450 | 52,565 | 24,042 | 46,726 | Median household income in the previous year denominated in either 1989 dollars or 2012 dollars. |
| Median inflation-adjusted household income | 49,462 | – | 44,958 | – | Median household income in the previous year adjusted for inflation to 2012 dollars (which is the unit of 2010 value). |
| Commute time, 30 min or less (%) | 65.51 | 60.25 | 76.64a | 70.85a | Percent of commuting workers who commute and have a commute time of 30 min or less. |
| Commute time, 60 min or more (%) | 4.62 | 9.34 | 5.13 | 6.61 | Percent of commuting workers who commute and have a commute time of 60 min or less. |
| Commute by car (%) | 93.31 | 95.48 | 92.59 | 94.61 | Percent of commuting workers who use a car (alone or carpool but not taxi). |
| Commute by public transit (%) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46a | 0.54a | Percent of commuting workers who use public transit (bus, light rail, subway or railroad, but not ferry). |
| Worked at home (%) | 6.45 | 4.026 | 7.52 | 5.04 | Percent of workers who work from home. |
| Housing, vacant (%) | 7.84 | 12.73 | 12.71 | 14.45 | Percent of housing stock that is vacant. |
| Housing, vacant, used for seasonal recreation (%) | 2.48 | 5.38 | 5.67a | 6.17a | Percent of housing stock that is vacant and specifically used for migrants. |
| Housing, vacant, used for migrants (%) | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.03a | 0.02a | Percent of housing stock that is vacant and specifically used seasonal occupation or recreation. |
| Housing, owner-occupied, mortgage (%) | 30.26 | 39.41 | 32.17 | 39.11 | Percent of housing stock that is occupied by an owner with a mortgage or loan on the property. |
| Housing, owner-occupied, no debt (%) | 39.87 | 31.21 | 32.99 | 25.21 | Percent of housing stock that is occupied by an owner and owned free and clear. |
| Housing, rented (%) | 22.02 | 16.64 | 22.12 | 21.22 | Percent of housing stock that is occupied by a renter. |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining jobs (%) | 11.01 | 4.82 | 10.33 | 5.63 | Percent of jobs that are the agricultural, forestry, fishing or mining industries. |
| Construction jobs (%) | 5.20 | 5.94 | 5.92 | 7.04 | Percent of jobs that are construction industry. |
| Manufacturing jobs (%) | 27.41 | 20.02 | 21.00 | 16.71 | Percent of jobs that are in manufacturing of durable or non-durable goods. |
| Wholesale trade jobs (%) | 4.30 | 4.1 | 3.72 | 2.7 | Percent of jobs that are in intermediate sales of goods, neither manufacturing or delivering to a final consumer. |
| Retail trade jobs (%) | 15.23 | 11.02 | 16.25 | 11.63 | Percent of jobs are in sales of goods to the final consumer, including food and consumables. |
| Finance, insurance and real estate jobs (%) | 4.41 | 5.3 | 4.29 | 4.69 | Percent of jobs in financial and insurance industries (including banking) and real estate sales and development (excluding construction). |
| Land-cover, open water (%) | 3.07 | 3.09 | 2.05a | 2.13a | Percent of county classified as open water. Time series begins in 2001, not 1990, and compares to 2011, not 2010; earlier NLCD classifications are not comparable. |
| Land-cover, cropland, pasture, hay (%) | 77.06 | 77.00 | 61.70 | 61.45 | Percent of county classified as cultivated crops, pasture or hay; time series begins in 2001, not 1990; earlier NLCD classifications are not comparable. |
| Land-cover, high-intensity development (%) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13a | 0.16a | Percent of county classified as highly developed (i.e. urban); time series begins in 2001, not 1990; earlier NLCD classifications are not comparable. |
| Mean nighttime light | 5.77 | 5.23 | 6.17 | 7.90 | Average intensity of nighttime, stable lights from an annual composite of cloud-free images measured on a scale of 0–63; time series covers 1992 to 2011 due to data availability (rather than 1990 to 2010). |
| Median nighttime light | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.79a | 5.42 | Average intensity of nighttime, stable lights from an annual composite of cloud-free images measured on a scale of 0–63; time series covers 1992 to 2011 due to data availability (rather than 1990 to 2010). |
Note: Variables that derive from the long-form census survey in 1990 were cut entirely from the 2010 census, and are derived instead from the 5-year average of 2008–2012 generated from the American Community Survey. See previous footnote regarding data sources.
a
Denotes a variable whose standard deviation is greater than its mean, signaling high variability.
b
As noted in data definitions and notes, statistics derived from the NLCD cover time series beginning in 2001 and ending in 2011. Nighttime light statistics cover 1992 to 2011.