Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Marfa, Texas

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Restaurants5924 years
Art galleries3518 years
Shopping2332 years
Public administration2352 years
Other accommodation1929 years
Religion1344 years
Gas station13
Lawyers legal1225 years
Museums12
Education11
Real estate1129 years
Hotels and motels11
Public parks9
Clothing stores8
Travel agencies8
Health and medical8

Marfa, Texas Facts

Area1.6 mi²
Population1,226
Male Population601 (49.0%)
Female Population625 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+68.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-24.8%
Median Age46 years (Male: 44.4, Female: 48.1)
Area Codes432
NeighborhoodsMarfa, Cambridge Heights
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Daylight Time
Lat & Lng30.30973, -104.02134

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Marfa, Texas Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7291,1731,6311,7821,2261,1941,231
Population Density450.9 / mi²725.5 / mi²1,008.8 / mi²1,102.2 / mi²758.3 / mi²738.5 / mi²761.4 / mi²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Marfa, Texas Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 24.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Marfa, Texas+68.2%+4.5%-24.8%
Texas
United States
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Marfa, Texas Median Age

Median Age: 46 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Marfa, Texas46 yrs48.1 yrs44.4 yrs
Texas33.8 yrs34.8 yrs32.8 yrs
United States37.4 yrs38.7 yrs36.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Marfa, Texas Population Density

Population Density: 758 / mi²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Marfa, Texas1,2261.617 sq mi758 / mi²
Texas27.5 million268,596.2 sq mi103 / mi²
United States321.6 million3,796,740.8 sq mi84.7 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Marfa, Texas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Marfa, Texas

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Marfa, Texas CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Marfa, Texas24,845 tn20.27 tn15,367 tons/mi²
Texas488,896,034 tn17.76 tn1,820.2 tons/mi²
United States5,664,619,810 tn17.62 tn1,492 tons/mi²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Marfa, Texas CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)24,845 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita20.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)15,367 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/18/191:48 AM3.991.5 km5,000 m34km ESE of Presidio, Texasusgs.gov
11/2/183:56 AM3.189 km7,270 m51km S of Pecos, Texasusgs.gov
8/26/174:45 PM3.775.9 km5,000 m55km NNW of Ojinaga, Mexicousgs.gov
1/24/126:21 PM3.661.5 km5,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
2/17/116:25 PM3.372.4 km5,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
4/15/9810:33 AM3.670.4 km10,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
11/12/955:45 PM3.664.6 km10,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
6/1/951:06 AM3.564.6 km10,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
4/15/952:33 PM467.2 km10,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov
4/14/952:19 AM3.364.6 km10,000 mwestern Texasusgs.gov

Marfa, Texas

Marfa is a city in the high desert of the Trans-Pecos in far West Texas, located between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, and its population as of the 2010 United States Census was 1,981. The c..

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