CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Marion

North Carolina · 4,943 residents · 5.97 sq mi

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Marion is a city of 4,943 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 40.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 37% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $59,400. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $24,753, about 42% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,943

+4%since 1990

from 4,765 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.3

+1%since 1990

from 40.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

5.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(279)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.7%(280)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(292)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.7%(284)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(291)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414%(692)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.5%(669)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.4%(615)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(524)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.3%(462)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.6%(426)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.6%(129)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,753

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,369 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,569

+45%since 1990

from $11,459 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.3%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 17.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,400

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,200 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $274 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

59.6%

−1.9 ptssince 1990

from 61.5% in 1990

40.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(4,135)

Black11.6%(554)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(25)

Asian0.9%(44)

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(3,972)

Black10.4%(513)

Hispanic / Latino7%(348)

Asian1%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.1%(1,069)

Central American2.5%(188)

Puerto Rican2%(149)

Guatemalan1.3%(99)

Honduran0.7%(54)

Costa Rican0.5%(35)

South American0.4%(33)

Venezuelan0.4%(33)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(159)

Vietnamese0.9%(67)

Chinese0.3%(26)

Ancestry

American8.7%(657)

Irish6.1%(466)

English5.1%(389)

German5.1%(387)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(100)

Scottish1.2%(93)

Italian0.8%(57)

Dutch0.4%(28)

Polish0.3%(26)

Welsh0.3%(25)

French0.3%(22)

West Indian0.1%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Barbadian0.1%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

+3.5 ptssince 1990

from 11.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

67.5%

+13.5 ptssince 1990

from 54.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 4.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+2%since 1990

from 15.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(472)

Married60.2%(1,113)

Widowed3.6%(66)

Divorced10.7%(197)

Women 15+

Never married17.5%(392)

Married46.4%(1,040)

Widowed22.8%(512)

Divorced13.3%(299)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% 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)6.9%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.4%(76)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 175 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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