Marion

Population: 674
Median household income: $41,944
Median home value: $96,800

Marion is a community in Osceola County, Michigan, home to 674 residents. Its median household income of $41,944 runs below the Osceola County figure of $57,050.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marion's population declined 24.8% from 896 to 674, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $76,800 to $96,800.

The median resident is 44.0 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 674
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $41,944
Median home value: $96,800
Median gross rent: $733
Housing units: 348
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

896674

Median household income

$35,000$41,944

Median home value

$76,800$96,800

Median gross rent

$527$733

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	896	$35,000	$76,800	$527
2020	851	$35,956	$72,500	$513
2021	800	$38,871	$75,200	$525
2022	653	$38,438	$87,800	$581
2023	674	$41,944	$96,800	$733

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	5.5%
5 to 17	86	12.8%
18 to 24	57	8.5%
25 to 34	102	15.1%
35 to 44	66	9.8%
45 to 54	80	11.9%
55 to 64	114	16.9%
65 to 74	73	10.8%
75 and over	59	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	628	93.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	10.3%
High school graduate	237	48.0%
Some college or associate's	151	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	43	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled28.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	161	65.7%
Carpooled	69	28.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	27.0%
15 to 29 min	56	24.0%
30 to 44 min	99	42.5%
45 to 59 min	1	0.4%
60+ min	14	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 30.4% (205 of 674)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	49.7%
Nonfamily households	150	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	298	85.6%
Vacant	50	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	70.1%
Renter-occupied	89	29.9%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	79.9%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8	2.3%
20 or more units	12	3.4%
Mobile home & other	41	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2651660
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.0998, -85.1409