Marcus, Washington
2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 2.3% since 2020.
219
people, the 264th-largest of Washington's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Washington's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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Rent
Median rent is up 23% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$975
a month. Washington's median is $1,760.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $1,239 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Stevens County.
- $454 Tract 9410
- $1,693 Tract 9513.01
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent is above what local wages can carry.
$188–$281
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $975 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2013 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 85% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.
0
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 70% less than Washington's.
$169,400
median home value in Marcus.
- $169,400 Marcus
- $564,600 Washington
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year