Marshallville, Georgia
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Marshallville · Macon County, Georgia
Population 990 (est. 2026: ~1,200)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 5.66% annual growth projection

Marshallville, Georgia

Macon County, Georgia · Population 1,048

Marshallville sits in the heart of Macon County in southwest Georgia's coastal plain, roughly 20 miles south of the county seat of Oglethorpe and about 30 miles south of Americus. It is a small, quiet town shaped by decades of agricultural history — peaches, pecans, and cotton have all defined this part of Georgia — and it carries the economic weight that comes with deep rural poverty. With just over a thousand residents, Marshallville is one of the smaller incorporated places in a county that itself has only 12,082 people. This is not a suburb. There is no commuter rail, no metro edge. Life here runs on local relationships, a deep community median age, and proximity to regional centers that provide services the town itself cannot.

People & Demographics

Marshallville's 1,014 counted residents skew significantly older than Georgia's statewide population, with a median age of 47.2. The community is majority Black at 613 residents (60.5%), with 341 white residents (33.6%) and 96 Hispanic or Latino residents (9.5%). There are 439 households averaging 2.31 people, and 241 of those are family households. Children under 18 number 197 — roughly 19% of the population — reflecting an older community profile. Macon County as a whole mirrors this pattern, a predominantly rural county where young residents often leave for Macon, Albany, or Atlanta.

Economy & Employment

The economic picture in Marshallville is stark. Median household income sits at $18,839 — a number that falls far below Georgia's statewide median and represents real hardship for families here. Per capita income of $49,276 reflects significant income inequality within the small population. Of 1,014 residents, 422 fall below the poverty line — roughly 41.6%. The labor force numbers 452, with 58 unemployed at the time of the survey. Employment options within the town are limited; most workers travel to nearby communities or Macon County's agricultural and light industrial employers. The county's economy has historically been tied to farming, and that pattern holds.

Housing

Housing in Marshallville is genuinely affordable by any statewide measure. The median home value is $64,800 — a fraction of Georgia's statewide median — and median rent stands at $436 per month. Of 565 total housing units, 439 are occupied and 126 sit vacant, a vacancy rate of 22.3% that reflects both population decline and disinvestment common across rural southwest Georgia. Owner-occupied units number 240 and renter-occupied units number 199 — a near-even split that is somewhat unusual for a town this small. Those numbers suggest a mix of long-term residents who own their homes and a transient or lower-income renter population drawn partly by the low rents.

Schools

Marshallville children attend Macon County Schools, a consolidated countywide district. The three schools serve the entire county:

Total district enrollment across all three campuses is 1,114 students. Consolidated countywide schooling is the norm in rural Georgia, and Macon County is no exception. Families in Marshallville are within reasonable distance of all three campuses.

Getting Around

Marshallville is car-dependent. Of 394 workers, 286 drive alone and 41 carpool. No workers reported using public transit. Five walked to work. Forty-seven worked from home, a meaningful share — about 12% — that reflects either remote-work arrangements or self-employment in agriculture and services. Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 11,430 minutes, suggesting an average one-way commute of roughly 29 minutes. Workers are likely traveling to Oglethorpe, Americus, or the Macon metro for employment.

Healthcare

No hospital operates within Marshallville. The nearest significant medical facilities are in Americus (Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, roughly 20 miles away) or further north toward Macon. For a searchable directory of individual healthcare providers registered in Marshallville with the federal NPI registry, visit the CMS NPI Registry.

Library

The Marshallville Public Library serves the community and can be reached at (478) 967-2413. Small-town public libraries in Georgia's rural counties are often the primary point of public internet access, meeting space, and literacy programming for residents without other options.

Parks & Recreation

Three National Park Service units sit within day-trip range of Marshallville:

Natural Hazards

Macon County has a long and serious record of FEMA disaster declarations. The county has been struck repeatedly by Gulf Coast weather systems that travel inland across south Georgia. Notable events include:

The pattern is clear: this county faces repeated hurricane-track impacts, flooding, and severe storms. Fifteen separate federal disaster declarations since 1977 make this one of the more hazard-exposed counties in Georgia.

Government & Municipal Code

Marshallville's municipal code is published through Municode and available at library.municode.com/ga/marshallville-city-georgia. The city does not have a locally adopted building code on record.

Weather

Current forecasts for Marshallville are available through the National Weather Service. Active weather alerts can be monitored at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest official weather observation station is Montezuma 2 NW, located 3.2 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)