Being a small city, Marksville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Marksville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.90% of adults in Marksville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marksville in 2022 was $24,157, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,628 for a family of four. However, Marksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marksville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Marksville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marksville include French, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Marksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
