Caledonia vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (35,771 vs 444 in Caledonia). Caledonia has the higher median household income ($65,972 vs $45,829 in Marion). Caledonia has the higher median home value ($118,000 vs $105,900 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	Marion
Population	444	35,771
Median age	30.1 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,972	$45,829
Median home value	$118,000	$105,900
Median gross rent	$1,068	$848
Housing units	163	14,252
Homeownership rate	88.8%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	Marion
Population	749 → 444 (-40.7%)	36,188 → 35,771 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $65,972 (+23.7%)	$38,221 → $45,829 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $118,000 (+24.9%)	$74,600 → $105,900 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,068 (+7.4%)	$729 → $848 (+16.3%)

Caledonia

Population

749444

Median household income

$53,333$65,972

Median home value

$94,500$118,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,068

Marion

Population

36,18835,771

Median household income

$38,221$45,829

Median home value

$74,600$105,900

Median gross rent

$729$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	Marion
Under 5	4.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	26.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	18.9%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	8.8%
75 and over	4.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	79.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.5%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	Marion
No high school diploma	3.6%	13.2%
High school graduate	51.1%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	Marion
Drove alone	94.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	4.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	Marion
1-unit, detached	87.1%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	Marion
Poverty rate	16.3%	22.1%
Average household size	3.10	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1938	1954