Marion vs Oronoco

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

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

Oronoco has the higher population (1,665 vs 308 in Marion). Oronoco has the higher median home value ($468,700 vs $235,800 in Marion). Since 2019, Oronoco's population has grown faster (+5.6% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Oronoco
Population	308	1,665
Median age	46.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$146,875
Median home value	$235,800	$468,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,063
Housing units	129	548
Homeownership rate	100.0%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Oronoco
Population	326 → 308 (-5.5%)	1,577 → 1,665 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$111,750 → $119,500 (+6.9%)	$121,250 → $146,875 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$304,300 → $235,800 (-22.5%)	$308,100 → $468,700 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$938 → $1,063 (+13.3%)

Marion

Population

326308

Median household income

$111,750$119,500

Median home value

$304,300$235,800

Oronoco

Population

1,5771,665

Median household income

$121,250$146,875

Median home value

$308,100$468,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Oronoco
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	25.0%	28.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	1.9%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	20.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	18.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	2.3%	6.0%
75 and over	21.1%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Oronoco
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	10.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Oronoco
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	30.6%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Oronoco
Drove alone	96.0%	73.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Oronoco
1-unit, detached	100.0%	98.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
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

	Marion	Oronoco
Poverty rate	9.7%	2.4%
Average household size	2.39	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1948	1998