MarburyAL
A town of 1,570, settled in 1898.
Is Marbury a good place to live?
Marbury’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 12 of Alabama’s 308 towns do better. Only 1 of Alabama’s 308 towns score lower on the outdoors. Marbury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Marbury stand out
Where Marbury beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Marbury for work
Where Marbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Marbury grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Alabama), ordered by how far Marbury is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Marbury: who provides what
Marbury is unincorporated, so Autauga County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marbury.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Marbury work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away. The average trip to work for Marbury comes to 33 minutes. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. This Alabama town had 69 jobs in 2023, down 29 from 2013.
| Marbury | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marbury’s schools rank behind 52% of Alabama districts
The Autauga County school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Marbury’s public school: 422 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marbury Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 422 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AL on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of residents in Marbury are 65 or older than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
In Marbury, the midpoint age is 32.8 years, below both the Alabama town median (39.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Four-year graduates: nearly a third of adults 25 and older here, 28% across Alabama.
| Marbury | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 8.1% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 32.8 years | 39.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across Alabama, 51.4% of residents are women.
| Marbury | AL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 12.4% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5% | 10.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 7.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 11.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 30.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.3% | 11.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Marbury than in most of Alabama or the rest of the country
For adults in Marbury, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 36%. Just over two in five adults have high blood pressure here, against 43% in Alabama’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns.
| Marbury | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 43% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Marbury | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.7% | 19.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: low risk in Marbury, mostly inland flooding
47% of Marbury’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. On expected storm and flood damage, Marbury sits below 64% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Marbury households in 4 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Marbury: about $224K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 13% in value. In Marbury, 94% of households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Marbury
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Marbury; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Marbury residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Marbury
Place in Alabama, United States
Marbury is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Autauga County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,426.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
- Elevation
- 522 ft
- ZIP code
- 36051
- Area code
- 334
Questions about Marbury
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marbury, AL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.