COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marion vs Carbondale
PLACE A
Marion, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Marion is 31% smaller than Carbondale. Carbondale earns more, with a median household income $17,054 higher. Carbondale has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
MARIONCARBONDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,0288,731−31% vs Carbondale
Population density1,3462,692−1,346
Population growth-7.1%-0.7%−6.4 pts
Median age43.942.3+1.6
Male45.1%51.6%−6.5 pts
Female54.9%48.4%+6.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.4%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.2%80.2%−50.1 pts
Black66.7%2.2%+64.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%10.9%−10.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.7%6.7%−4.0 pts
Median household income$30,662$47,716−$17,054
Per capita income$21,210$27,436−$6,226
Poverty rate26.8%26.4%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.455+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%19.0%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree12.1%7.5%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%8.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation45.4%52.7%−7.4 pts
Median home value$137,300$132,200+$5,100
Median gross rent$651$660−$9
Owner-occupied47.8%51.2%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.2%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%49.8%−19.8 pts
Average commute26.419.4+7.0
Worked from home5.1%4.7%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.7%3.5%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025