Marion vs Staples

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

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

Marion has the higher population (1,088 vs 303 in Staples). Staples has the higher median household income ($79,464 vs $63,214 in Marion). Staples has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $148,900 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	Staples
Population	1,088	303
Median age	36.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,214	$79,464
Median home value	$148,900	$225,000
Median gross rent	$1,210	$1,375
Housing units	457	125
Homeownership rate	67.7%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	Staples
Population	970 → 1,088 (+12.2%)	230 → 303 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $63,214 (+55.6%)	$71,923 → $79,464 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $148,900 (+68.6%)	$169,500 → $225,000 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,210 (+26.4%)	$1,225 → $1,375 (+12.2%)

Marion

Population

9701,088

Median household income

$40,625$63,214

Median home value

$88,300$148,900

Median gross rent

$957$1,210

Staples

Population

230303

Median household income

$71,923$79,464

Median home value

$169,500$225,000

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion	Staples
Under 5	4.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	13.2%
25 to 34	18.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	6.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.6%
75 and over	9.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	Staples
White (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	45.5%
Black or African American	7.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	23.1%
Hispanic or Latino	46.4%	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	Staples
No high school diploma	27.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	Staples
Drove alone	69.5%	64.2%
Carpooled	18.3%	24.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	Staples
1-unit, detached	70.9%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Marion	Staples
Poverty rate	18.1%	0.7%
Average household size	2.47	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1990	1981