Marion vs Peabody

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

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

Marion has the higher population (2,010 vs 1,152 in Peabody). Marion has the higher median household income ($60,756 vs $52,539 in Peabody). Marion has the higher median home value ($89,600 vs $73,800 in Peabody).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Peabody
Population	2,010	1,152
Median age	47.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,756	$52,539
Median home value	$89,600	$73,800
Median gross rent	$688	$672
Housing units	1,022	514
Homeownership rate	74.6%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Peabody
Population	2,046 → 2,010 (-1.8%)	1,083 → 1,152 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $60,756 (+36.7%)	$45,135 → $52,539 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $89,600 (+25.5%)	$64,600 → $73,800 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $688 (+13.5%)	$522 → $672 (+28.7%)

Marion

Population

2,0462,010

Median household income

$44,432$60,756

Median home value

$71,400$89,600

Median gross rent

$606$688

Peabody

Population

1,0831,152

Median household income

$45,135$52,539

Median home value

$64,600$73,800

Median gross rent

$522$672

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Peabody
Under 5	6.9%	8.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.6%
75 and over	13.2%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Peabody
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Peabody
No high school diploma	3.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Peabody
Drove alone	82.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Peabody
1-unit, detached	87.4%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Peabody
Poverty rate	11.1%	17.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1957	1944