Marion is a city of 2,030 people in Mississippi. The median age is 27.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 725 people. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $193,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Marion
What changed most since 1990
Black share47.2% → 65.2%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share52.4% → 23.3%(−29.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate28.8% → 21.2%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Marion's population equals 2.8% of Lauderdale County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 2.1% 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)51.1%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.4%(37)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 135 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
1,359
$42,692
$126,964
13.6%
62.8
2000
1,305
$48,115
$111,303
11.1%
65.5
2010
1,479
$56,943
$197,084
23.6%
69.4
2020
1,751
$69,238
$194,775
34.5%
71.1
2024
2,030
$46,500
$193,800
26.8%
64.1
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.
