Daviston vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (6,338 vs 263 in Daviston). Marion has the higher median home value ($119,400 vs $107,700 in Daviston). Since 2019, Marion's population has grown faster (-2.0% vs -41.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Daviston	Marion
Population	263	6,338
Median age	64.1 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$27,767
Median home value	$107,700	$119,400
Median gross rent	—	$624
Housing units	173	2,898
Homeownership rate	49.1%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daviston	Marion
Population	446 → 263 (-41.0%)	6,466 → 6,338 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$20,393 → $14,485 (-29.0%)	$33,310 → $27,767 (-16.6%)
Median home value	$114,300 → $107,700 (-5.8%)	$106,700 → $119,400 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $624 (+13.5%)

Daviston

Population

446263

Median household income

$20,393$14,485

Median home value

$114,300$107,700

Marion

Population

6,4666,338

Median household income

$33,310$27,767

Median home value

$106,700$119,400

Median gross rent

$550$624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daviston	Marion
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	0.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	3.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	4.9%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	30.8%	13.1%
65 to 74	28.5%	16.8%
75 and over	3.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daviston	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	27.4%	27.8%
Black or African American	72.6%	69.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daviston	Marion
No high school diploma	50.2%	14.0%
High school graduate	44.6%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	4.3%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daviston	Marion
Drove alone	74.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	18.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.0%
Other means	7.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daviston	Marion
1-unit, detached	6.9%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	93.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Daviston	Marion
Poverty rate	41.8%	27.5%
Average household size	1.52	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1994	1964