Junction City vs Marion

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

Junction City 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 441 in Junction City). Since 2019, Marion's population has grown faster (-30.9% vs -35.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Junction City	Marion
Population	441	661
Median age	39.0 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$27,143
Median home value	—	$127,500
Median gross rent	$610	$675
Housing units	273	408
Homeownership rate	51.9%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Junction City	Marion
Population	686 → 441 (-35.7%)	956 → 661 (-30.9%)
Median household income	$24,708 → $25,625 (+3.7%)	$37,292 → $27,143 (-27.2%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $38,100 (-41.4%)	$77,900 → $127,500 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$444 → $610 (+37.4%)	$411 → $675 (+64.2%)

Junction City

Population

686441

Median household income

$24,708$25,625

Median home value

$65,000$38,100

Median gross rent

$444$610

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)

	Junction City	Marion
Under 5	1.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	24.0%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	19.8%
25 to 34	5.7%	4.4%
35 to 44	20.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	3.6%	1.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	21.5%	21.2%
75 and over	7.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Junction City	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	28.8%	24.5%
Black or African American	59.0%	62.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Junction City	Marion
No high school diploma	37.0%	27.9%
High school graduate	44.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Junction City	Marion
Drove alone	91.5%	94.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	7.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Junction City	Marion
1-unit, detached	82.1%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Junction City	Marion
Poverty rate	59.9%	30.9%
Average household size	1.91	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	61	31
Median year structure built	1966	1977