Marion

Population: 661
Median household income: $27,143
Median home value: $127,500

Marion, a community in Union Parish, Louisiana, has 661 residents. At $27,143, its median household income sits below Union Parish's $45,743.

From 2019 to 2023, Marion's population declined 30.9% from 956 to 661, while its median home value rose 63.7% from $77,900 to $127,500.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 62.6% of the population. 94.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 661
Median age: 42.7 yrs
Median household income: $27,143
Median home value: $127,500
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 408
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

956661

Median household income

$37,292$27,143

Median home value

$77,900$127,500

Median gross rent

$411$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	956	$37,292	$77,900	$411
2020	675	$39,327	$76,000	$429
2021	679	$21,792	$100,800	$371
2022	612	$22,284	$139,300	$474
2023	661	$27,143	$127,500	$675

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2419.8%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 541.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7421.2%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	3.5%
5 to 17	80	12.1%
18 to 24	131	19.8%
25 to 34	29	4.4%
35 to 44	84	12.7%
45 to 54	11	1.7%
55 to 64	95	14.4%
65 to 74	140	21.2%
75 and over	68	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	162	24.5%
Black or African American	414	62.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.9%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	119	27.9%
High school graduate	124	29.0%
Some college or associate's	109	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	63	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone94.5%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	173	94.5%
Carpooled	5	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	7.2%
15 to 29 min	82	45.6%
30 to 44 min	36	20.0%
45 to 59 min	26	14.4%
60+ min	23	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 30.9% (204 of 661)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	47.0%
Nonfamily households	179	53.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	338	82.8%
Vacant	70	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	201	59.5%
Renter-occupied	137	40.5%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	250	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35	8.6%
5 to 19 units	37	9.1%
20 or more units	9	2.2%
Mobile home & other	77	18.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2248645
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.8979, -92.2404