CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion

South Carolina · 7,658 residents · 4.48 sq mi

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Marion is a city of 7,658 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 31.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 40%. Median home value sits at $43,800. The median household earns $15,778, about 48% below the national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,658

+9%vs 2000

vs 7,042 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(671)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(744)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(647)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(424)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,022)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,099)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(619)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(691)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(674)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(387)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(93)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,778

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,265 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,733

−47%vs 2000

vs $16,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.1% in 2000

39.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.8%(2,241)

Black65.9%(4,640)

Hispanic / Latino1%(72)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic40.1%(3,069)

Black59.5%(4,556)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(10)

Asian0.4%(27)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.5%(29)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(29)

Ancestry

English12%(747)

American8.5%(527)

Subsaharan African2%(126)

German1.3%(83)

Irish1.2%(73)

Italian1.2%(72)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(41)

Dutch0.6%(40)

Polish0.4%(25)

French0.3%(21)

French Canadian0.3%(21)

Norwegian0.3%(20)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swedish0.3%(18)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

−13%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married60.2%(1,336)

Married28.6%(634)

Widowed8.2%(183)

Divorced3%(67)

Women 15+

Never married45.3%(1,274)

Married29.8%(838)

Widowed11.3%(317)

Divorced13.6%(381)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.5%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% 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)20.2%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.4%(109)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 336 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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