CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion

Iowa · 20,403 residents · 17.9 sq mi

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Marion is a city of 20,403 people in Iowa. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Iowa median. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 5,891 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $61,300. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,403

−22%vs 2000

vs 26,294 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,623)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(1,631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,392)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(1,343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(1,309)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(3,769)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(3,287)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(2,365)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,584)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(1,132)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(641)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(327)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,436

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,591 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,502

−37%vs 2000

vs $23,158 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,300

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $456 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(25,357)

Black0.6%(154)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(289)

Asian0.9%(246)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(20,061)

Black0.2%(43)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(147)

Asian1.2%(235)

Other0.3%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(891)

Central American0.4%(166)

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)

Native Hawaiian0%(8)

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)

Subsaharan African0.3%(140)

Welsh0.3%(129)

Nigerian0.3%(111)

Slovak0.2%(104)

French Canadian0.2%(78)

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)

Macedonian0%(19)

Portuguese0%(17)

Croatian0%(16)

Romanian0%(13)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.2%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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