Marion vs Nichols

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

Marion and Nichols 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 195 in Nichols). Nichols has the higher median household income ($46,471 vs $27,767 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($119,400 vs $72,500 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Nichols
Population	6,338	195
Median age	44.0 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$27,767	$46,471
Median home value	$119,400	$72,500
Median gross rent	$624	—
Housing units	2,898	165
Homeownership rate	42.8%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Nichols
Population	6,466 → 6,338 (-2.0%)	281 → 195 (-30.6%)
Median household income	$33,310 → $27,767 (-16.6%)	$40,417 → $46,471 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$106,700 → $119,400 (+11.9%)	$104,200 → $72,500 (-30.4%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $624 (+13.5%)	—

Marion

Population

6,4666,338

Median household income

$33,310$27,767

Median home value

$106,700$119,400

Median gross rent

$550$624

Nichols

Population

281195

Median household income

$40,417$46,471

Median home value

$104,200$72,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Nichols
Under 5	5.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	16.1%	6.2%
18 to 24	3.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	9.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	27.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	16.8%	14.4%
75 and over	5.9%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	61.0%
Black or African American	69.2%	27.7%
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%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Nichols
No high school diploma	14.0%	18.7%
High school graduate	47.2%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Nichols
Drove alone	86.6%	97.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Nichols
1-unit, detached	71.4%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Nichols
Poverty rate	27.5%	17.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1964	1964