Marion vs Old Fort

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

Marion and Old Fort 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 643 in Old Fort). Old Fort has the higher median household income ($50,357 vs $44,472 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($131,100 vs $121,400 in Old Fort).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Old Fort
Population	7,594	643
Median age	38.3 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,472	$50,357
Median home value	$131,100	$121,400
Median gross rent	$687	$771
Housing units	3,108	456
Homeownership rate	46.6%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Old Fort
Population	7,834 → 7,594 (-3.1%)	1,004 → 643 (-36.0%)
Median household income	$38,280 → $44,472 (+16.2%)	$28,125 → $50,357 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $131,100 (+47.0%)	$82,400 → $121,400 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $687 (+14.9%)	$540 → $771 (+42.8%)

Marion

Population

7,8347,594

Median household income

$38,280$44,472

Median home value

$89,200$131,100

Median gross rent

$598$687

Old Fort

Population

1,004643

Median household income

$28,125$50,357

Median home value

$82,400$121,400

Median gross rent

$540$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Old Fort
Under 5	2.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	15.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	17.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	12.8%
75 and over	5.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Old Fort
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	11.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	2.2%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Old Fort
No high school diploma	21.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	36.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Old Fort
Drove alone	83.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	12.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	7.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Old Fort
1-unit, detached	65.8%	58.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	4.6%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Old Fort
Poverty rate	24.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.38	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1969	1963