Marion vs Parker

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

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

Parker has the higher population (1,247 vs 1,004 in Marion). Parker has the higher median household income ($87,632 vs $72,969 in Marion). Parker has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $167,400 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Parker
Population	1,004	1,247
Median age	51.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,969	$87,632
Median home value	$167,400	$208,000
Median gross rent	$811	$923
Housing units	425	553
Homeownership rate	79.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Parker
Population	812 → 1,004 (+23.6%)	911 → 1,247 (+36.9%)
Median household income	$50,163 → $72,969 (+45.5%)	$51,875 → $87,632 (+68.9%)
Median home value	$79,300 → $167,400 (+111.1%)	$128,200 → $208,000 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $811 (+18.7%)	$594 → $923 (+55.4%)

Marion

Population

8121,004

Median household income

$50,163$72,969

Median home value

$79,300$167,400

Median gross rent

$683$811

Parker

Population

9111,247

Median household income

$51,875$87,632

Median home value

$128,200$208,000

Median gross rent

$594$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Parker
Under 5	3.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.3%
18 to 24	3.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.0%
75 and over	20.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Parker
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Parker
No high school diploma	10.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	37.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Parker
Drove alone	77.6%	90.2%
Carpooled	14.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	2.6%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Parker
1-unit, detached	80.2%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Parker
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.7%
Average household size	2.27	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1965	1972