Manawa vs Marion

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

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

Manawa has the higher population (1,317 vs 1,167 in Marion). Manawa has the higher median household income ($79,432 vs $63,750 in Marion). Manawa has the higher median home value ($146,200 vs $97,500 in Marion).

Population, income & housing

	Manawa	Marion
Population	1,317	1,167
Median age	51.3 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$79,432	$63,750
Median home value	$146,200	$97,500
Median gross rent	$817	$726
Housing units	691	575
Homeownership rate	59.7%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manawa	Marion
Population	1,352 → 1,317 (-2.6%)	1,075 → 1,167 (+8.6%)
Median household income	$51,813 → $79,432 (+53.3%)	$38,611 → $63,750 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $146,200 (+47.1%)	$90,000 → $97,500 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $817 (+24.0%)	$615 → $726 (+18.0%)

Manawa

Population

1,3521,317

Median household income

$51,813$79,432

Median home value

$99,400$146,200

Median gross rent

$659$817

Marion

Population

1,0751,167

Median household income

$38,611$63,750

Median home value

$90,000$97,500

Median gross rent

$615$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manawa	Marion
Under 5	4.5%	9.3%
5 to 17	12.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	17.7%
55 to 64	17.3%	9.0%
65 to 74	20.5%	8.3%
75 and over	5.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manawa	Marion
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manawa	Marion
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	48.9%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manawa	Marion
Drove alone	86.9%	86.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.5%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manawa	Marion
1-unit, detached	78.6%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	9.7%
20 or more units	1.9%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Manawa	Marion
Poverty rate	9.8%	18.9%
Average household size	1.92	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1967	1967