Marion, IA

Census Place

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2022 Population

41,401

0.921% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.2

0.254% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

7.06%

1.18% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$81,519

7.36% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$208,200

14.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Marion, IA had a population of 41.4k people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $81,519. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Marion, IA grew from 41,023 to 41,401, a 0.921% increase and its median household income grew from $75,927 to $81,519, a 7.36% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marion, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.69%), and White (Hispanic) (1.4%).

None of the households in Marion, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Marion, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Marion, IA was $208,200, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

Most people in Marion, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Marion, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Marion, IA is home to a population of 41.4k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.94% of Marion, IA residents were born outside of the country (1.22k people).

In 2022, there were 29.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37k people) in Marion, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.24k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.08k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.6% of Marion, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Marion, IA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marion, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
37k ± 826
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 376
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.08k ± 416

3.31%

Hispanic Population

1.37k people

3.31% of the people in Marion, IA are hispanic (1.37k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Marion, IA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.94%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.22k people

2.61%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

As of 2022, 2.94% of Marion, IA residents (1.22k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marion, IA was 2.61%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
605 ± 197
Gulf War (2001-)
438 ± 234
Gulf War (1990s)
307 ± 136

Marion, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Marion, IA employs 21.7k people. The largest industries in Marion, IA are Manufacturing (3,634 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,978 people), and Retail Trade (2,707 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($103,862), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,581), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,163).

Employment

Occupations

21.7k

2022 Value

± 1,352

−0.345%

1 Year decline

± 8.99%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion, IA declined at a rate of −0.345%, from 21.8k employees to 21.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion, IA, are Management Occupations (2,417 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,355 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,301 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

21.7k

2022 Value

± 1,352

−0.345%

1 Year decline

± 8.99%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Marion, IA declined at a rate of −0.345%, from 21.8k employees to 21.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion, IA, are Manufacturing (3,634 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,978 people), and Retail Trade (2,707 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion, IA, though some of these residents may live in Marion, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,512

Median earning men ± $3,280

$43,568

Median earning women ± $3,232

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,688), Public Administration ($81,550), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,797).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($70,625), Public Administration ($60,739), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,393).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.16%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 52.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.16%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marion, IA was $208,200 in 2022, which is 0.739 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $181,200 to $208,200, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Marion, IA is 78.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Marion, IA have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$208,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,187

$13,121

Median Property Taxes

±$848

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, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2022

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.3% of the housing units in Marion, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 4

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Marion, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$81,519

Median Household Income

± $5,091

16.8k

Number of Households

± 1,120

In 2022, the median household income of the 16.8k households in Marion, IA grew to $81,519 from the previous year's value of $75,927.

The following chart displays the households in Marion, IA 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, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (5.67%)

In 2022, 77.7% of workers in Marion, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (5.67%).

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

19.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion, IA have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.752% of the workforce in Marion, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion, IA (2.89k out of 41k 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 Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marion, IA 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.9% of the population of Marion, IA has health coverage, with 58.9% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Linn County, IA see 1616 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.48% increase from the previous year (1532 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1347 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,616 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Linn County, IA

Primary care physicians in Linn County, IA see an average of 1,616 patients per year. This represents a 5.48% increase from the previous year (1,532 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Linn County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.11%

Uninsured

58.9%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

1.73%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marion, IA grew by 3.13% from 3.02% to 3.11%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marion, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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