Marion

Population: 35,771
Median household income: $45,829
Median home value: $105,900

Marion, a community in Marion County, Ohio, has 35,771 residents. At $45,829, its median household income sits below Marion County's $57,306.

From 2019 to 2023, Marion's population declined 1.2% from 36,188 to 35,771, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $74,600 to $105,900.

Households average 2.46 people. The median gross rent is $848.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,771
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $45,829
Median home value: $105,900
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 14,252
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,18835,771

Median household income

$38,221$45,829

Median home value

$74,600$105,900

Median gross rent

$729$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,188	$38,221	$74,600	$729
2020	36,011	$40,223	$77,800	$737
2021	36,053	$41,884	$83,400	$791
2022	35,927	$44,879	$97,200	$842
2023	35,771	$45,829	$105,900	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,000	5.6%
5 to 17	5,267	14.7%
18 to 24	3,363	9.4%
25 to 34	5,883	16.4%
35 to 44	4,883	13.7%
45 to 54	4,334	12.1%
55 to 64	4,803	13.4%
65 to 74	3,164	8.8%
75 and over	2,074	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,418	79.4%
Black or African American	3,140	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	123	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	178	0.5%
Two or more races	2,237	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,637	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,328	13.2%
High school graduate	11,995	47.7%
Some college or associate's	7,280	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,827	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	711	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,386	79.9%
Carpooled	1,526	11.7%
Public transit	113	0.9%
Walked	151	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	594	4.6%
Other means	234	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,625	53.4%
15 to 29 min	2,856	23.0%
30 to 44 min	1,287	10.4%
45 to 59 min	801	6.5%
60+ min	841	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 22.1% (6,720 of 30,458)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,075	57.2%
Nonfamily households	5,291	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,366	86.8%
Vacant	1,886	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,960	56.3%
Renter-occupied	5,406	43.7%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,480	73.5%
1-unit, attached	344	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,480	10.4%
5 to 19 units	996	7.0%
20 or more units	780	5.5%
Mobile home & other	172	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3947754
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.5967, -83.1232