Marshall County, AL elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Marshall County: 5 seats on 5 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Marshall County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 24 local governments in Marshall County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
7
0
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
11
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Marshall County
99,748people
38.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$62,571 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
16.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%
21.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$201,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
12%U.S.: 8.4%
46.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
22.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 17.2% · White 76.4% · Black 2.5% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 3.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Marshall County
3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Alabama: 3.7%.
43,897people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
45,377in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.3%
1,480
43,897
45,377
August 2026
2.9%
1,307
43,768
45,075
July 2026
3.1%
1,409
43,708
45,117
June 2026
3.4%
1,550
43,974
45,524
May 2026
2.9%
1,299
43,814
45,113
April 2026
2.1%
947
44,232
45,179
March 2026
2.4%
1,088
44,243
45,331
February 2026
2.8%
1,281
43,948
45,229
January 2026
2.6%
1,152
43,958
45,110
December 2025
1.9%
884
44,964
45,848
November 2025
2.1%
968
44,859
45,827
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.5%
1,132
44,316
45,448
August 2025
2.5%
1,111
44,219
45,330
July 2025
2.6%
1,169
44,385
45,554
June 2025
2.5%
1,155
44,392
45,547
May 2025
2.1%
965
44,188
45,153
April 2025
2.1%
959
44,430
45,389
March 2025
2.6%
1,165
44,108
45,273
February 2025
2.8%
1,251
43,992
45,243
January 2025
2.7%
1,214
44,059
45,273
December 2024
2.3%
1,055
44,424
45,479
November 2024
2.6%
1,163
44,217
45,380
October 2024
2.5%
1,146
44,377
45,523
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.4%
1,088
44,356
45,444
2024
2.6%
1,150
43,902
45,052
2023
2.1%
940
43,147
44,087
2022
2.1%
901
42,208
43,109
2021
2.5%
1,052
41,343
42,395
2020
4.8%
2,031
40,313
42,344
2019
2.7%
1,159
41,108
42,267
2018
3.5%
1,445
39,651
41,096
2017
4.1%
1,670
38,846
40,516
2016
5.5%
2,208
37,761
39,969
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Alabama's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.5% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Marshall County
119.0 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 348.3.
787.1 per 100,0002025. Alabama: 1,461.8.
1murders2025, 101 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
101
119.0
668
787.1
2024
128
152.5
1,230
1,465.2
2023
173
209.5
1,021
1,236.7
2022
95
116.5
800
980.7
2017
187
238.4
1,754
2,236.5
2016
136
174.6
1,727
2,217.7
By police agency (5)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
2024
40
547
49,668
Albertville Police Department
2025
54
322
23,642
Guntersville Police Department
2025
27
207
9,413
Grant Police Department
2025
4
41
1,068
Douglas Police Department
2025
2
16
796
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Alabama · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.81 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 84,864 people.
154sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
66civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (5), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
57
33
49,945
Albertville Police Department
49
25
23,642
Guntersville Police Department
40
8
9,413
Douglas Police Department
5
0
796
Grant Police Department
3
0
1,068
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
154
1.81
66
5
2024
160
1.91
66
5
2023
143
1.73
68
5
2022
132
1.62
74
5
2021
139
1.69
70
5
2020
137
1.71
77
5
2019
126
1.58
71
5
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Marshall County Circuit Clerk?
Angie Johnson is the Circuit Clerk of Marshall County, Alabama.
Who is the Marshall County Judge of Probate?
Andrea Lecroy is the Judge of Probate of Marshall County, Alabama.
Who is the Marshall County Sheriff?
Phil Sims is the Sheriff of Marshall County, Alabama. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Marshall County commissioners?
Joey Baker (District 4).
Who is on the Marshall County School Board?
Cindy Saye Wigley (Superintendent of Education).
What is the population of Marshall County?
About 99,748 people, with a median age of 38.5; the median household income is $62,571 and 16.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Marshall County?
3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,480 people unemployed in a labor force of 45,377, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Marshall County?
24 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 5 school district and 11 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from the Alabama Secretary of State's County Official Lookup, and for the county commission, other county officers and the county board of education, the county's or the county school system's own website (matched to the seat each person won in the SOS's results of its last general election); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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