High Forest vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (308 vs 132 in High Forest). High Forest has the higher median home value ($297,900 vs $235,800 in Marion). Since 2019, High Forest's population has grown faster (+11.9% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	High Forest	Marion
Population	132	308
Median age	35.8 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$120,625	—
Median home value	$297,900	$235,800
Housing units	46	129
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Forest	Marion
Population	118 → 132 (+11.9%)	326 → 308 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$99,063 → $120,625 (+21.8%)	$111,750 → $119,500 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$293,800 → $297,900 (+1.4%)	$304,300 → $235,800 (-22.5%)

High Forest

Population

118132

Median household income

$99,063$120,625

Median home value

$293,800$297,900

Marion

Population

326308

Median household income

$111,750$119,500

Median home value

$304,300$235,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	High Forest	Marion
Under 5	12.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	25.0%
18 to 24	3.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	1.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	22.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	2.3%
75 and over	2.3%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Forest	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Forest	Marion
No high school diploma	1.2%	4.9%
High school graduate	40.0%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Forest	Marion
Drove alone	69.8%	96.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.4%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Forest	Marion
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	High Forest	Marion
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.7%
Average household size	3.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1959	1948