Marion vs Waldron

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

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

Waldron has the higher population (729 vs 361 in Marion). Marion has the higher median household income ($98,144 vs $88,333 in Waldron). Marion has the higher median home value ($320,800 vs $114,700 in Waldron).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Waldron
Population	361	729
Median age	45.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,144	$88,333
Median home value	$320,800	$114,700
Housing units	171	220
Homeownership rate	67.3%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Waldron
Population	207 → 361 (+74.4%)	647 → 729 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$66,635 → $98,144 (+47.3%)	$46,250 → $88,333 (+91.0%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $320,800 (+17.3%)	$98,900 → $114,700 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$528 → $818 (+54.9%)

Marion

Population

207361

Median household income

$66,635$98,144

Median home value

$273,400$320,800

Waldron

Population

647729

Median household income

$46,250$88,333

Median home value

$98,900$114,700

Median gross rent

$528$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Waldron
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	24.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	3.6%
35 to 44	19.1%	23.6%
45 to 54	22.4%	16.5%
55 to 64	31.0%	8.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.1%
75 and over	0.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Waldron
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Waldron
No high school diploma	14.2%	2.5%
High school graduate	21.9%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Waldron
Drove alone	71.3%	64.3%
Carpooled	22.3%	27.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Waldron
1-unit, detached	74.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Waldron
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.11	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	32	21
Median year structure built	1987	1962