Marion vs Mullins

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

Marion and Mullins 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 3,965 in Mullins). Mullins has the higher median household income ($30,750 vs $27,767 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($119,400 vs $89,400 in Mullins).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Mullins
Population	6,338	3,965
Median age	44.0 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$27,767	$30,750
Median home value	$119,400	$89,400
Median gross rent	$624	$683
Housing units	2,898	1,890
Homeownership rate	42.8%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Mullins
Population	6,466 → 6,338 (-2.0%)	4,356 → 3,965 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$33,310 → $27,767 (-16.6%)	$31,022 → $30,750 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$106,700 → $119,400 (+11.9%)	$73,500 → $89,400 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $624 (+13.5%)	$475 → $683 (+43.8%)

Marion

Population

6,4666,338

Median household income

$33,310$27,767

Median home value

$106,700$119,400

Median gross rent

$550$624

Mullins

Population

4,3563,965

Median household income

$31,022$30,750

Median home value

$73,500$89,400

Median gross rent

$475$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Mullins
Under 5	5.0%	9.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	22.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	16.8%	10.4%
75 and over	5.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Mullins
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	20.1%
Black or African American	69.2%	77.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Mullins
No high school diploma	14.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	47.2%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Mullins
Drove alone	86.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	7.0%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	6.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Mullins
1-unit, detached	71.4%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Mullins
Poverty rate	27.5%	34.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	38
Median year structure built	1964	1973