Marion County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (57,250 vs 56,042 in Marion County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($77,871 vs $67,537 in Marion County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $164,300 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Marion County	Putnam County
Population	56,042	57,250
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,537	$77,871
Median home value	$164,300	$214,200
Median gross rent	$901	$975
Housing units	26,283	24,891
Homeownership rate	75.8%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion County	Putnam County
Population	56,355 → 56,042 (-0.6%)	56,610 → 57,250 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$50,305 → $67,537 (+34.3%)	$60,097 → $77,871 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $164,300 (+40.7%)	$167,300 → $214,200 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $901 (+17.8%)	$831 → $975 (+17.3%)

Marion County

Population

56,35556,042

Median household income

$50,305$67,537

Median home value

$116,800$164,300

Median gross rent

$765$901

Putnam County

Population

56,61057,250

Median household income

$60,097$77,871

Median home value

$167,300$214,200

Median gross rent

$831$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marion County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.6%
75 and over	7.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	94.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	7.8%	6.9%
High school graduate	38.5%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion County	Putnam County
Drove alone	75.7%	81.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	77.3%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Marion County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	13.6%	10.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1960	1988