Marion

Population: 27,384
Median household income: $43,349
Median home value: $83,200

Marion, a community in Grant County, Indiana, has 27,384 residents. At $43,349, its median household income sits below Grant County's $54,007.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marion's population declined 2.0% from 27,956 to 27,384, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $67,800 to $83,200.

Owners occupy 58.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,384
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,349
Median home value: $83,200
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 12,906
Homeownership rate: 58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,95627,384

Median household income

$32,977$43,349

Median home value

$67,800$83,200

Median gross rent

$673$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,956	$32,977	$67,800	$673
2020	27,730	$35,252	$69,800	$685
2021	27,757	$37,835	$70,100	$716
2022	27,528	$42,366	$79,500	$741
2023	27,384	$43,349	$83,200	$760

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2418.1%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,595	5.8%
5 to 17	3,960	14.5%
18 to 24	4,964	18.1%
25 to 34	3,244	11.8%
35 to 44	2,630	9.6%
45 to 54	2,273	8.3%
55 to 64	3,666	13.4%
65 to 74	2,917	10.7%
75 and over	2,135	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,501	74.9%
Black or African American	2,678	9.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.4%
Asian	372	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	1,730	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,978	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,519	14.9%
High school graduate	6,656	39.5%
Some college or associate's	4,799	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,727	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,164	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked9.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,949	71.2%
Carpooled	1,199	10.7%
Public transit	48	0.4%
Walked	1,109	9.9%
Bicycle	94	0.8%
Worked from home	646	5.8%
Other means	119	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,117	58.2%
15 to 29 min	2,422	23.0%
30 to 44 min	1,044	9.9%
45 to 59 min	349	3.3%
60+ min	586	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 27.0% (6,362 of 23,573)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,518	50.6%
Nonfamily households	5,381	49.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,899	84.4%
Vacant	2,007	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,416	58.9%
Renter-occupied	4,483	41.1%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,147	70.9%
1-unit, attached	254	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,542	11.9%
5 to 19 units	608	4.7%
20 or more units	829	6.4%
Mobile home & other	526	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1846908
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.5500, -85.6604