Marion vs West Marion

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

Marion and West Marion 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 1,018 in West Marion). Marion has the higher median household income ($44,472 vs $38,523 in West Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($131,100 vs $123,300 in West Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	West Marion
Population	7,594	1,018
Median age	38.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$44,472	$38,523
Median home value	$131,100	$123,300
Median gross rent	$687	$822
Housing units	3,108	596
Homeownership rate	46.6%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	West Marion
Population	7,834 → 7,594 (-3.1%)	1,392 → 1,018 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$38,280 → $44,472 (+16.2%)	$35,313 → $38,523 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $131,100 (+47.0%)	$96,600 → $123,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $687 (+14.9%)	$735 → $822 (+11.8%)

Marion

Population

7,8347,594

Median household income

$38,280$44,472

Median home value

$89,200$131,100

Median gross rent

$598$687

West Marion

Population

1,3921,018

Median household income

$35,313$38,523

Median home value

$96,600$123,300

Median gross rent

$735$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	West Marion
Under 5	2.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	23.0%
18 to 24	10.3%	14.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	1.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	13.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.6%
75 and over	5.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	West Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	80.8%
Black or African American	11.8%	0.6%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	West Marion
No high school diploma	21.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.0%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	West Marion
Drove alone	83.0%	95.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	2.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	1.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	West Marion
1-unit, detached	65.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Marion	West Marion
Poverty rate	24.2%	19.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1969	1982