Marion vs Meridian Station

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

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

Marion has the higher population (2,033 vs 739 in Meridian Station). Marion has the higher median household income ($57,292 vs $51,500 in Meridian Station). Since 2019, Marion's population has grown faster (+20.8% vs +12.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Meridian Station
Population	2,033	739
Median age	27.4 yrs	24.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,292	$51,500
Median home value	$194,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,074	$1,341
Housing units	730	264
Homeownership rate	57.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	72.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Meridian Station
Population	1,683 → 2,033 (+20.8%)	660 → 739 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$45,511 → $57,292 (+25.9%)	$63,696 → $51,500 (-19.1%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $194,800 (+20.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,074 (+25.0%)	$1,375 → $1,341 (-2.5%)

Marion

Population

1,6832,033

Median household income

$45,511$57,292

Median home value

$161,800$194,800

Median gross rent

$859$1,074

Meridian Station

Population

660739

Median household income

$63,696$51,500

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Meridian Station
Under 5	11.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	30.7%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	40.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	21.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	9.4%	1.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	5.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	0.0%
75 and over	3.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Meridian Station
White (non-Hispanic)	24.2%	51.7%
Black or African American	56.2%	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.4%
Asian	0.0%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Meridian Station
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	26.9%	2.8%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	68.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Meridian Station
Drove alone	80.8%	45.3%
Carpooled	3.5%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	39.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.7%
Other means	12.6%	10.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Meridian Station
1-unit, detached	61.0%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	29.5%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	11.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Meridian Station
Poverty rate	25.3%	4.3%
Average household size	3.23	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1998	1979