Old Fort vs West Marion

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

Old Fort 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.

West Marion has the higher population (1,018 vs 643 in Old Fort). Old Fort has the higher median household income ($50,357 vs $38,523 in West Marion). West Marion has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $121,400 in Old Fort).

Population, income & housing

	Old Fort	West Marion
Population	643	1,018
Median age	52.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,357	$38,523
Median home value	$121,400	$123,300
Median gross rent	$771	$822
Housing units	456	596
Homeownership rate	52.1%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Fort	West Marion
Population	1,004 → 643 (-36.0%)	1,392 → 1,018 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$28,125 → $50,357 (+79.0%)	$35,313 → $38,523 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$82,400 → $121,400 (+47.3%)	$96,600 → $123,300 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $771 (+42.8%)	$735 → $822 (+11.8%)

Old Fort

Population

1,004643

Median household income

$28,125$50,357

Median home value

$82,400$121,400

Median gross rent

$540$771

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)

	Old Fort	West Marion
Under 5	1.2%	1.9%
5 to 17	12.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	14.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	17.0%	1.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.6%
75 and over	15.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Fort	West Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	80.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	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	3.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Fort	West Marion
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Fort	West Marion
Drove alone	73.9%	95.9%
Carpooled	12.4%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Fort	West Marion
1-unit, detached	58.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Old Fort	West Marion
Poverty rate	14.0%	19.1%
Average household size	1.85	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1963	1982