Marion County vs Somervell County

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

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

Marion County has the higher population (9,631 vs 9,510 in Somervell County). Somervell County has the higher median household income ($83,382 vs $47,447 in Marion County). Somervell County has the higher median home value ($253,600 vs $110,500 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Marion County	Somervell County
Population	9,631	9,510
Median age	50.6 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,447	$83,382
Median home value	$110,500	$253,600
Median gross rent	$854	$927
Housing units	5,609	3,967
Homeownership rate	77.4%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion County	Somervell County
Population	10,017 → 9,631 (-3.9%)	8,860 → 9,510 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$37,662 → $47,447 (+26.0%)	$60,632 → $83,382 (+37.5%)
Median home value	$96,500 → $110,500 (+14.5%)	$219,000 → $253,600 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $854 (+15.7%)	$869 → $927 (+6.7%)

Marion County

Population

10,0179,631

Median household income

$37,662$47,447

Median home value

$96,500$110,500

Median gross rent

$738$854

Somervell County

Population

8,8609,510

Median household income

$60,632$83,382

Median home value

$219,000$253,600

Median gross rent

$869$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion County	Somervell County
Under 5	3.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.4%	11.5%
75 and over	10.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion County	Somervell County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	21.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion County	Somervell County
No high school diploma	13.4%	8.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion County	Somervell County
Drove alone	83.3%	73.4%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	11.6%
Other means	2.8%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion County	Somervell County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	28.5%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Marion County	Somervell County
Poverty rate	18.4%	6.5%
Average household size	2.27	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1981	1996