Marion, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
41,896
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.6
0.495% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.15%
15.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$86,743
0.416% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$241,700
4.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21,188
1.3% 1-year decline

About

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.

98.5% of the residents in Marion, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Marion, IA was $241,700, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

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 41.9k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.34% of Marion, IA residents were born outside of the country (1.4k people).

In 2024, there were 19.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.5k people) in Marion, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.83k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.08k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Marion, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marion, IA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marion, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    36.5k ± 866
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.83k ± 604
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.08k ± 491
2.75%
Hispanic Population
1.15k people

In 2024, there were 19.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (36.5k people) in Marion, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.83k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.08k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.75% of the people in Marion, IA are hispanic (1.15k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.4k people
3.06%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.27k people

As of 2024, 3.34% of Marion, IA residents (1.4k 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, IA was 3.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    758 ± 199
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    349 ± 149
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    180 ± 96

Marion, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Marion, IA employs 21.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marion, IA were Manufacturing (3,697 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people), and Retail Trade (2,324 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($110,881), Finance & Insurance ($85,891), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,144).

Employment

Occupations

21.2k
2024 Value
± 1,262
−1.3%
1 Year decline
± 8.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marion, IA declined at a rate of −1.3%, from 21.5k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion, IA, are Management Occupations (2,370 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,192 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

21.2k
2024 Value
± 1,262
−1.3%
1 Year decline
± 8.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marion, IA declined at a rate of −1.3%, from 21.5k employees to 21.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion, IA, are Manufacturing (3,697 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people), and Retail Trade (2,324 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,163
Median earning men ± $4,078
$42,797
Median earning women ± $4,397

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($108,333), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,715).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($89,102), Information ($60,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,262).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

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

Voting results are not available for Marion, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Marion, IA was $241,700 in 2024, which is 0.726 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $230,800 to $241,700, a 4.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Marion, IA is 77.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

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.

Housing

Property

$241,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,346
$13,087
Median Property Taxes
±$818

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.

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Rent vs Own

77.4%
Homeownership
2024
60.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.4% of the housing units in Marion, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$86,743
Median Household Income
± $6,500
16.9k
Number of Households
± 1,124

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.9k households in Marion, IA declined from $86,743 from the previous year's value of $87,105.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marion, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72%)
  2. Worked At Home (19.3%)
  3. Carpooled (5.7%)

In 2024, 72% of workers in Marion, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.7%).

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.

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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 (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.646% of the workforce in Marion, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion, IA (3.39k out of 41.6k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

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Health

96.3% of the population of Marion, IA has health coverage, with 58.8% on employee plans, 13.6% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 9.85% on non-group plans, and 0.657% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.66%
Uninsured
58.8%
Employer Coverage
13.6%
Medicaid
13.5%
Medicare
9.85%
Non-Group
0.657%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marion, IA grew by 14.4% from 3.2% to 3.66%.

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