COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marion vs Hagerstown
PLACE A
Marion, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Hagerstown, Maryland
Marion is 86% smaller than Hagerstown. Hagerstown earns more, with a median household income $21,559 higher. Hagerstown has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -7%).
MARIONHAGERSTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6,02844,228−86% vs Hagerstown
Population density1,3463,473−2,127
Population growth-7.1%9.7%−16.8 pts
Median age43.935.8+8.1
Male45.1%47.6%−2.5 pts
Female54.9%52.4%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%8.4%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.2%56.6%−26.4 pts
Black66.7%21.0%+45.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%12.2%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other2.7%8.8%−6.2 pts
Median household income$30,662$52,221−$21,559
Per capita income$21,210$30,461−$9,251
Poverty rate26.8%21.9%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%20.5%−0.6 pts
Graduate degree12.1%7.4%+4.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%7.2%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation45.4%62.2%−16.8 pts
Median home value$137,300$224,500−$87,200
Median gross rent$651$1,114−$463
Owner-occupied47.8%43.3%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%7.8%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%49.3%−19.3 pts
Average commute26.426.1+0.3
Worked from home5.1%11.5%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured9.7%8.1%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025