Atkins vs Marion

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

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

Marion has the higher population (5,694 vs 1,026 in Atkins). Atkins has the higher median household income ($46,432 vs $37,357 in Marion). Marion has the higher median home value ($160,600 vs $77,700 in Atkins).

Population, income & housing

	Atkins	Marion
Population	1,026	5,694
Median age	48.4 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,432	$37,357
Median home value	$77,700	$160,600
Median gross rent	—	$696
Housing units	561	2,745
Homeownership rate	70.4%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkins	Marion
Population	750 → 1,026 (+36.8%)	5,706 → 5,694 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$19,917 → $46,432 (+133.1%)	$31,544 → $37,357 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$66,300 → $77,700 (+17.2%)	$99,800 → $160,600 (+60.9%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $704 (-2.5%)	$613 → $696 (+13.5%)

Atkins

Population

7501,026

Median household income

$19,917$46,432

Median home value

$66,300$77,700

Median gross rent

$722$704

Marion

Population

5,7065,694

Median household income

$31,544$37,357

Median home value

$99,800$160,600

Median gross rent

$613$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkins	Marion
Under 5	1.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	14.9%
18 to 24	11.3%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	19.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.1%
65 to 74	22.1%	10.7%
75 and over	6.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkins	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkins	Marion
No high school diploma	11.8%	17.3%
High school graduate	43.4%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkins	Marion
Drove alone	82.8%	78.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	5.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkins	Marion
1-unit, detached	63.1%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	36.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Atkins	Marion
Poverty rate	9.0%	19.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	14	16
Median year structure built	1976	1963