Marion vs Robins

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

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

Marion has the higher population (41,690 vs 3,349 in Robins). Robins has the higher median household income ($122,500 vs $87,105 in Marion). Robins has the higher median home value ($370,500 vs $230,800 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Robins
Population	41,690	3,349
Median age	40.4 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,105	$122,500
Median home value	$230,800	$370,500
Median gross rent	$978	$955
Housing units	17,680	1,188
Homeownership rate	77.5%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Robins
Population	39,328 → 41,690 (+6.0%)	3,457 → 3,349 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$72,150 → $87,105 (+20.7%)	$131,078 → $122,500 (-6.5%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $230,800 (+36.8%)	$295,200 → $370,500 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $978 (+34.9%)	$1,545 → $955 (-38.2%)

Marion

Population

39,32841,690

Median household income

$72,150$87,105

Median home value

$168,700$230,800

Median gross rent

$725$978

Robins

Population

3,4573,349

Median household income

$131,078$122,500

Median home value

$295,200$370,500

Median gross rent

$1,545$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Robins
Under 5	7.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	24.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	2.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	19.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.0%
75 and over	7.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Robins
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	95.5%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Robins
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.9%
High school graduate	24.5%	15.5%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Robins
Drove alone	74.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	15.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Robins
1-unit, detached	65.1%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Robins
Poverty rate	7.0%	8.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1992	2002