Marfa, TX Demographic Data
Marfa, TX Summary
Marfa is located in Presidio County in Texas
- Population: 2,549
- Area: 1.63 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,564.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,699.15 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marfa, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
915
50%
50.8
Male
908
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,823
323,128,000
Marfa, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
228
12.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
150
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
93
5.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
115
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
38
2.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
164
9.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
180
9.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
211
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
107
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
123
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
274
15.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
93
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
47
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,302
71.4%
77.2
Female
725
55.7%
51.3
Male
577
44.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,237
67.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
494
27.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
414
22.7%
15.2
Female
216
52.2%
55.8
Male
198
47.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Marfa, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,823
100.0%
96.8
White
1,767
96.9%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
54
3.0%
0.8
Asian
2
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
1
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,278
70.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,267
69.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
11
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
545
29.9%
82.2
Marfa, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
180
15.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
138
11.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
225
18.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
175
14.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
11
0.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
287
23.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
183
15.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
318
26.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
881
73.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
470
39.2%
31.2
Marfa, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
315
23.3%
33.7%
Now Married
752
55.6%
47.5
Divorced
77
5.7%
11.0%
Separated
52
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
156
11.5
5.8%
Marfa, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
487
30.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,108
69.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,084
68.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
22
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Marfa, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
84
12.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
27
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
107
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
35
5.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
111
16.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
151
22.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
26
3.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
93
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
44,107
57,617
Per capita income
21,098
31,128
Marfa, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
274
41.2%
9.8
Construction
89
13.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
119
17.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30
4.5%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
11
1.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
53
8.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
9
1.4%
11.4
Public administration
14
2.1%
4.6
Retail trade
16
2.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14
2.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
124
18.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
239
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14
2.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
50
7.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
238
35.8%
18.1%
Marfa, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
628
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
360
57.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
68
10.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
166
26.4%
2.7
Other means
18
2.9%
1.8
Worked at home
16
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.3
26.6
Marfa, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
64
9.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
256
38.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
179
26.8%
37.1
3 or more
169
25.3%
21.0
Marfa, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
668
58.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
537
80.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
131
19.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
475
41.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.5
Marfa, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,143
1 room
30
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
53
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
120
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
260
22.7%
16.5
5 rooms
283
24.8%
19.8
6 rooms
211
18.5%
17.8
7 rooms
100
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
52
4.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
34
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Marfa, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,143
1-unit, detached
958
83.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.7%
5.9
2-units
91
8.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
86
7.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Marfa, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
628
54.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
113
9.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
125
10.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
45
3.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
62
5.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
67
5.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
49
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
39
3.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
15
1.3%
1.4%
Marfa, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
492
73.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
154
23.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Marfa, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
117
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
6.8%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
6.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
50
42.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
51
43.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
38
32.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
30
25.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
16.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
25.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Marfa, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
126
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
19
15.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
48
38.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
59
46.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
5
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
688
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
58
46.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
6.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
20.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
10.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
21
16.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Marfa, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
537
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
166
30.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
67
12.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
109
20.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54
10.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
65
12.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68
12.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,600
205,000
