Macedon vs Marion

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

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

Macedon has the higher population (1,885 vs 1,312 in Marion). Macedon has the higher median household income ($72,843 vs $53,611 in Marion). Macedon has the higher median home value ($170,900 vs $148,100 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Macedon	Marion
Population	1,885	1,312
Median age	45.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,843	$53,611
Median home value	$170,900	$148,100
Median gross rent	$1,407	$499
Housing units	883	700
Homeownership rate	60.6%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.3%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macedon	Marion
Population	1,708 → 1,885 (+10.4%)	1,167 → 1,312 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$59,659 → $72,843 (+22.1%)	$46,364 → $53,611 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$135,600 → $170,900 (+26.0%)	$104,300 → $148,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $1,407 (+116.8%)	$483 → $499 (+3.3%)

Macedon

Population

1,7081,885

Median household income

$59,659$72,843

Median home value

$135,600$170,900

Median gross rent

$649$1,407

Marion

Population

1,1671,312

Median household income

$46,364$53,611

Median home value

$104,300$148,100

Median gross rent

$483$499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macedon	Marion
Under 5	7.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	2.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	18.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	17.8%
75 and over	11.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macedon	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macedon	Marion
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	31.8%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macedon	Marion
Drove alone	64.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macedon	Marion
1-unit, detached	64.2%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	16.8%	6.7%
20 or more units	12.7%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Macedon	Marion
Poverty rate	17.5%	7.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1986	1964