Nebo vs West Marion

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

Nebo 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.

Nebo has the higher population (1,608 vs 1,018 in West Marion). Nebo has the higher median household income ($47,907 vs $38,523 in West Marion). West Marion has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $104,100 in Nebo).

Population, income & housing

	Nebo	West Marion
Population	1,608	1,018
Median age	50.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,907	$38,523
Median home value	$104,100	$123,300
Median gross rent	—	$822
Housing units	735	596
Homeownership rate	75.4%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nebo	West Marion
Population	1,318 → 1,608 (+22.0%)	1,392 → 1,018 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$33,094 → $47,907 (+44.8%)	$35,313 → $38,523 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$107,100 → $104,100 (-2.8%)	$96,600 → $123,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$735 → $822 (+11.8%)

Nebo

Population

1,3181,608

Median household income

$33,094$47,907

Median home value

$107,100$104,100

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)

	Nebo	West Marion
Under 5	9.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	8.0%	23.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	14.2%
25 to 34	7.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	4.4%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	1.5%
55 to 64	24.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.6%
75 and over	7.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nebo	West Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.6%
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	1.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nebo	West Marion
No high school diploma	31.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.0%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nebo	West Marion
Drove alone	91.9%	95.9%
Carpooled	1.5%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nebo	West Marion
1-unit, detached	68.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.2%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Nebo	West Marion
Poverty rate	14.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1991	1982