Marion is a city of 13,623 people in Arkansas. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 4,722 people. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 3%. That is roughly 29% ahead of the Arkansas median. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $212,400.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,330, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Marion
What changed most since 1990
Population4,391 → 13,623(+210%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share7.2% → 38.7%(+31.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share91.1% → 51.3%(−39.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Marion's population equals 29% of Crittenden County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.2%(99)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(133)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(169)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 515 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Marion, decade by decade
Marion population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,391
$75,434
$139,444
18.6%
20.5
2000
8,901
$80,306
$174,150
24.2%
36.1
2010
12,345
$86,388
$204,565
28.0%
58.7
2020
13,752
$94,453
$198,168
26.4%
69.9
2024
13,623
$78,330
$212,400
24.7%
72.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
