Clarkedale vs Marion

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkedale and Marion: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkedale and Marion are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion has the higher population (13,641 vs 536 in Clarkedale). Clarkedale has the higher median household income ($129,750 vs $80,637 in Marion). Clarkedale has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $206,300 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkedale	Marion
Population	536	13,641
Median age	46.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$129,750	$80,637
Median home value	$286,200	$206,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,058
Housing units	180	5,315
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkedale	Marion
Population	435 → 536 (+23.2%)	12,404 → 13,641 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$100,833 → $129,750 (+28.7%)	$73,459 → $80,637 (+9.8%)
Median home value	$215,600 → $286,200 (+32.7%)	$153,900 → $206,300 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$859 → $1,058 (+23.2%)

Clarkedale

Population

435536

Median household income

$100,833$129,750

Median home value

$215,600$286,200

Marion

Population

12,40413,641

Median household income

$73,459$80,637

Median home value

$153,900$206,300

Median gross rent

$859$1,058

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkedale	Marion
Under 5	2.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	19.8%	23.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	26.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.6%
75 and over	3.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkedale	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	51.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	36.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkedale	Marion
No high school diploma	7.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	26.0%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkedale	Marion
Drove alone	74.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkedale	Marion
1-unit, detached	96.1%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Clarkedale	Marion
Poverty rate	3.2%	8.1%
Average household size	3.19	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	2002	1999