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Marion

Iowa · 42,732 residents (2025 est.) · 17.9 sq mi
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Marion is a city of 41,896 people in Iowa. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 15,602 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 2,345 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $241,700.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
41,896
+59%since 2000
from 26,294 in 2000
42,732 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,345 / sq mi
+31%since 2009
from 1,794 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.6
+16%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
17.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
18K25K31K38K44K19902000201020202024Marion
202442K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(2,560)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.9%(3,323)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.7%(3,236)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.5%(1,885)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.6%(1,525)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(5,113)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(6,535)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.8%(5,348)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(4,848)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.6%(4,438)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.7%(2,375)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(710)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$86,743
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,591 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,598
+88%since 2000
from $23,158 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.7%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.403
−1%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade17.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services11.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Information11%
US avg: 10.8%
Public administration9.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$241,700
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$961
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $456 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
77.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2000
from 78.3% in 2000
22.6% rent
Vacancy rate
6.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
14.3%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 19.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.9%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+16%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.4%(25,357)
Black0.6%(154)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(289)
Asian0.9%(246)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87.2%(36,526)
Black2.6%(1,078)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,154)
Asian2.1%(895)
Other5.4%(2,243)
Diversity Score
29
+73%since 2009
from 17 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.1%(891)
Guatemalan0.3%(133)
Puerto Rican0.1%(53)
Honduran0.1%(33)
Spaniard0.1%(28)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(306)
Korean0.4%(152)
Filipino0.3%(121)
Chinese0.2%(102)
Burmese0.2%(73)
Pakistani0.2%(66)
Vietnamese0.1%(55)
Malaysian0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.1%(35)
Ancestry
German36.3%(15,228)
Irish14.8%(6,199)
English12.2%(5,130)
Norwegian6.8%(2,841)
Czech3.9%(1,650)
American3.8%(1,612)
Scottish2.6%(1,071)
Swedish2.5%(1,054)
Italian2.1%(875)
Danish2.1%(869)
French2%(842)
Dutch1.8%(741)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1.3%(565)
Lebanese1%(405)
Polish0.9%(397)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(309)
Swiss0.6%(263)
British0.5%(218)
Russian0.5%(206)
West Indian0.5%(206)
Jamaican0.4%(186)
Welsh0.3%(129)
Nigerian0.3%(111)
Slovak0.2%(104)
Serbian0.2%(74)
Hungarian0.2%(67)
Finnish0.2%(65)
Belgian0.1%(62)
Iranian0.1%(59)
Lithuanian0.1%(51)
Austrian0.1%(47)
Ukrainian0.1%(40)
Palestinian0.1%(36)
Greek0.1%(28)
Bulgarian0.1%(22)
Croatian0%(16)
Romanian0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.1%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 29.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 92.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.2 min
+68%since 2000
from 11.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.0%
−14.3 ptssince 2009
from 86.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.3%
+16.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 5.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 72.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
79.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 82.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
47.4%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 38.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
53.4%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
3.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2012
from 9.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 6.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.9%
+12.5 ptssince 2017
from 80.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.1%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 97.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.2%(4,003)
Married64.6%(9,860)
Widowed1.9%(287)
Divorced7.3%(1,110)
Women 15+
Never married20.9%(3,668)
Married55.2%(9,670)
Widowed8.5%(1,495)
Divorced15.3%(2,684)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 6.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 65.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 16.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 32.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)9.3%(180)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(449)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(787)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(51)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,944 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Marion, Iowa?

Marion, Iowa has about 41,896 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Marion, Iowa?

The typical household in Marion, Iowa earns about $86,743 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Marion, Iowa expensive?

In Marion, Iowa, the median home is worth about $241,700, and the typical rent is about $961 a month.

How educated are people in Marion, Iowa?

About 38.1% of adults age 25 and over in Marion, Iowa hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Marion, Iowa?

About 8.1% of people in Marion, Iowa live below the federal poverty line.

Has Marion, Iowa grown since 1990?

Yes, Marion, Iowa has grown since 1990. The population has added about 21,493 residents, a change of about 105 percent over that period.

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