Marion, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

13,623

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.8

3.47% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.65%

6.34% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$78,330

2.86% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Marion, AR is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.82% of Marion, AR residents were born outside of the country (384 people).

In 2024, there were 1.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.99k people) in Marion, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 679 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Marion, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marion, AR was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marion, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marion, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.99k ± 419
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.27k ± 469
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
679 ± 314

3.49%

Hispanic Population

476 people

3.49% of the people in Marion, AR are hispanic (476 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marion, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

2.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

384 people

3.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

421 people

As of 2024, 2.82% of Marion, AR residents (384 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marion, AR was 3.09%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marion, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
169 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 74
Gulf War (2001-)
99 ± 64

Marion, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marion, AR.

Economy

The economy of Marion, AR employs 6.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marion, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,499 people), Transportation & Warehousing (734 people), and Retail Trade (676 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,250).

Employment

Occupations

6.82k

2024 Value

± 609

0.22%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marion, AR grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 6.81k employees to 6.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (847 people), Management Occupations (674 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (572 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.82k

2024 Value

± 609

0.22%

1 Year growth

± 12.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marion, AR grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 6.81k employees to 6.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,499 people), Transportation & Warehousing (734 people), and Retail Trade (676 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion, AR, though some of these residents may live in Marion, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,440

Median earning men ± $6,045

$40,917

Median earning women ± $7,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,219), and Manufacturing ($81,385).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,346), Construction ($60,625), and Wholesale Trade ($57,869).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marion, AR was $212,400 in 2024, which is 0.638 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $206,300 to $212,400, a 2.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Marion, AR is 71.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marion, AR have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,947

$3,686

Median Property Taxes

±$418

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marion, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marion, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.6% of the housing units in Marion, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marion, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$78,330

Median Household Income

± $8,724

5.15k

Number of Households

± 503

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.15k households in Marion, AR declined from $78,330 from the previous year's value of $80,637.

The following chart displays the households in Marion, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marion, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (7.74%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Marion, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (7.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion, AR have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.06% of the workforce in Marion, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marion, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marion, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marion, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion, AR (1.15k out of 13.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marion, AR is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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