Marion vs Nebo

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

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

Marion has the higher population (7,594 vs 1,608 in Nebo). Nebo has the higher median household income ($47,907 vs $44,472 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($131,100 vs $104,100 in Nebo).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Nebo
Population	7,594	1,608
Median age	38.3 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,472	$47,907
Median home value	$131,100	$104,100
Median gross rent	$687	—
Housing units	3,108	735
Homeownership rate	46.6%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Nebo
Population	7,834 → 7,594 (-3.1%)	1,318 → 1,608 (+22.0%)
Median household income	$38,280 → $44,472 (+16.2%)	$33,094 → $47,907 (+44.8%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $131,100 (+47.0%)	$107,100 → $104,100 (-2.8%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $687 (+14.9%)	—

Marion

Population

7,8347,594

Median household income

$38,280$44,472

Median home value

$89,200$131,100

Median gross rent

$598$687

Nebo

Population

1,3181,608

Median household income

$33,094$47,907

Median home value

$107,100$104,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Nebo
Under 5	2.9%	9.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	8.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	13.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	7.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	4.4%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	24.6%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.1%
75 and over	5.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Nebo
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	96.6%
Black or African American	11.8%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Nebo
No high school diploma	21.6%	31.0%
High school graduate	36.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Nebo
Drove alone	83.0%	91.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	1.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Nebo
1-unit, detached	65.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Nebo
Poverty rate	24.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1969	1991