Downsville vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (661 vs 136 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($111,071 vs $27,143 in Marion). Downsville has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $127,500 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Marion
Population	136	661
Median age	34.2 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$111,071	$27,143
Median home value	$280,000	$127,500
Median gross rent	$875	$675
Housing units	46	408
Homeownership rate	72.7%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Marion
Population	109 → 136 (+24.8%)	956 → 661 (-30.9%)
Median household income	$116,250 → $111,071 (-4.5%)	$37,292 → $27,143 (-27.2%)
Median home value	$211,700 → $280,000 (+32.3%)	$77,900 → $127,500 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $875 (+51.1%)	$411 → $675 (+64.2%)

Downsville

Population

109136

Median household income

$116,250$111,071

Median home value

$211,700$280,000

Median gross rent

$579$875

Marion

Population

956661

Median household income

$37,292$27,143

Median home value

$77,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$411$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Marion
Under 5	19.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	19.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	4.4%
35 to 44	6.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	25.0%	1.7%
55 to 64	1.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	4.4%	21.2%
75 and over	5.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	24.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	62.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.7%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Marion
No high school diploma	8.6%	27.9%
High school graduate	18.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Marion
Drove alone	68.3%	94.5%
Carpooled	15.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Marion
1-unit, detached	91.3%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Marion
Poverty rate	26.5%	30.9%
Average household size	3.09	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1960	1977