Marion vs Spearsville

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

Marion and Spearsville 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 165 in Spearsville). Spearsville has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $27,143 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $85,000 in Spearsville).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Spearsville
Population	661	165
Median age	42.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$27,143	$50,938
Median home value	$127,500	$85,000
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	408	98
Homeownership rate	59.5%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	14.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Spearsville
Population	956 → 661 (-30.9%)	164 → 165 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$37,292 → $27,143 (-27.2%)	$42,656 → $50,938 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$77,900 → $127,500 (+63.7%)	$58,600 → $85,000 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$411 → $675 (+64.2%)	—

Marion

Population

956661

Median household income

$37,292$27,143

Median home value

$77,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$411$675

Spearsville

Population

164165

Median household income

$42,656$50,938

Median home value

$58,600$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Spearsville
Under 5	3.5%	1.2%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	19.8%	2.4%
25 to 34	4.4%	23.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	1.7%	16.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	9.7%
65 to 74	21.2%	13.3%
75 and over	10.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Spearsville
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	80.0%
Black or African American	62.6%	10.3%
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	9.8%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Spearsville
No high school diploma	27.9%	0.7%
High school graduate	29.0%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Spearsville
Drove alone	94.5%	69.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Spearsville
1-unit, detached	61.3%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Spearsville
Poverty rate	30.9%	23.0%
Average household size	1.96	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	31	49
Median year structure built	1977	1972