COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marion vs Lenoir
PLACE A
Marion, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Lenoir, North Carolina
Marion is 67% smaller than Lenoir. Lenoir earns more, with a median household income $19,248 higher. Lenoir has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
MARIONLENOIRDIFFERENCE
Total population6,02818,372−67% vs Lenoir
Population density1,346882+464
Population growth-7.1%0.7%−7.8 pts
Median age43.945.7−1.8
Male45.1%46.0%−0.9 pts
Female54.9%54.0%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%7.1%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.2%73.2%−43.0 pts
Black66.7%10.0%+56.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%13.2%−12.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.7%2.7%Even
Median household income$30,662$49,910−$19,248
Per capita income$21,210$29,565−$8,355
Poverty rate26.8%14.6%+12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.438+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%21.2%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree12.1%5.5%+6.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.6%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation45.4%52.7%−7.3 pts
Median home value$137,300$179,400−$42,100
Median gross rent$651$664−$13
Owner-occupied47.8%64.2%−16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%9.4%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%33.0%−3.0 pts
Average commute26.424.8+1.6
Worked from home5.1%11.1%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.7%12.5%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025