Marion Center vs White Island Shores

A side-by-side comparison of Marion Center and White Island Shores: population, income, housing, and more.

Marion Center and White Island Shores are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Island Shores has the higher population (1,880 vs 1,159 in Marion Center). Marion Center has the higher median household income ($180,130 vs $104,940 in White Island Shores). Marion Center has the higher median home value ($622,600 vs $366,800 in White Island Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
Population	1,159	1,880
Median age	46.5 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$180,130	$104,940
Median home value	$622,600	$366,800
Median gross rent	$2,368	$1,694
Housing units	565	789
Homeownership rate	71.3%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
Population	1,076 → 1,159 (+7.7%)	2,634 → 1,880 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$77,109 → $180,130 (+133.6%)	$90,475 → $104,940 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$608,800 → $622,600 (+2.3%)	$271,900 → $366,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $2,368 (+57.9%)	$895 → $1,694 (+89.3%)

Marion Center

Population

1,0761,159

Median household income

$77,109$180,130

Median home value

$608,800$622,600

Median gross rent

$1,500$2,368

White Island Shores

Population

2,6341,880

Median household income

$90,475$104,940

Median home value

$271,900$366,800

Median gross rent

$895$1,694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
Under 5	4.7%	1.1%
5 to 17	6.2%	10.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	17.4%	22.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	10.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	4.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
No high school diploma	2.7%	3.7%
High school graduate	22.6%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
Drove alone	58.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.9%
Public transit	4.6%	0.0%
Walked	14.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
1-unit, detached	97.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion Center	White Island Shores
Poverty rate	12.3%	3.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	32	38
Median year structure built	1938	1967