Marion vs Toomsuba

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

Marion and Toomsuba 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 350 in Toomsuba). Toomsuba has the higher median household income ($73,380 vs $57,292 in Marion). Toomsuba has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $194,800 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Toomsuba
Population	2,033	350
Median age	27.4 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,292	$73,380
Median home value	$194,800	$205,600
Median gross rent	$1,074	—
Housing units	730	230
Homeownership rate	57.6%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	38.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	27.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Toomsuba
Population	1,683 → 2,033 (+20.8%)	928 → 350 (-62.3%)
Median household income	$45,511 → $57,292 (+25.9%)	$48,450 → $73,380 (+51.5%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $194,800 (+20.4%)	$83,300 → $205,600 (+146.8%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,074 (+25.0%)	—

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

Toomsuba

Population

928350

Median household income

$48,450$73,380

Median home value

$83,300$205,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Toomsuba
Under 5	11.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	30.7%	3.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	30.6%
35 to 44	10.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	24.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	6.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	10.6%
75 and over	3.7%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Toomsuba
White (non-Hispanic)	24.2%	75.1%
Black or African American	56.2%	2.9%
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	1.5%	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Toomsuba
No high school diploma	4.0%	15.9%
High school graduate	26.9%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Toomsuba
Drove alone	80.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	4.3%
Other means	12.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Toomsuba
1-unit, detached	61.0%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	27.4%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	20.4%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Toomsuba
Poverty rate	25.3%	20.0%
Average household size	3.23	1.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1998	1967