COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marion vs Mount Vernon
PLACE A
Marion, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mount Vernon, Oregon
Marion is 1006% larger than Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon earns more, with a median household income $32,619 higher. Mount Vernon has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
MARIONMOUNT VERNONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,028545+1006% vs Mount Vernon
Population density1,346798+548
Population growth-7.1%4.0%−11.1 pts
Median age43.950.3−6.4
Male45.1%54.7%−9.6 pts
Female54.9%45.3%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.2%84.3%−54.2 pts
Black66.7%0.0%+66.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.7%15.7%−13.0 pts
Median household income$30,662$63,281−$32,619
Per capita income$21,210$42,535−$21,325
Poverty rate26.8%9.9%+16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.348+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%5.8%+14.1 pts
Graduate degree12.1%0.0%+12.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%0.0%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation45.4%63.6%−18.3 pts
Median home value$137,300$143,000−$5,700
Median gross rent$651$789−$138
Owner-occupied47.8%86.0%−38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.6%11.9%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%24.1%+5.8 pts
Average commute26.455.2−28.8
Worked from home5.1%0.0%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.7%8.8%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025