COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lane County vs Marion County
PLACE A
Lane County, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Marion County, Alabama
Lane County is 95% smaller than Marion County. Lane County earns more, with a median household income $4,438 higher. Marion County has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -10%).
LANE COUNTYMARION COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,50829,097−95% vs Marion County
Population density239−37
Population growth-10.1%-4.7%−5.4 pts
Median age50.343.9+6.4
Male50.1%49.5%+0.6 pts
Female49.9%50.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born6.4%0.7%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.2%89.7%−8.5 pts
Black1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.1%3.2%+12.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other1.6%3.4%−1.8 pts
Median household income$54,526$50,088+$4,438
Per capita income$42,494$27,195+$15,299
Poverty rate7.0%16.2%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%13.3%+11.1 pts
Graduate degree7.0%5.0%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%5.0%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation58.7%50.4%+8.3 pts
Median home value$127,100$106,600+$20,500
Median gross rent$590$630−$40
Owner-occupied88.9%76.8%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%25.4%−6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households11.4%38.7%−27.3 pts
Average commute12.825.9−13.1
Worked from home8.7%3.4%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured10.9%10.7%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025