COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orient vs Marion
PLACE A
Orient, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Marion, South Carolina
Orient is 99% smaller than Marion. Orient earns more, with a median household income $9,894 higher. Marion has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -19%).
ORIENTMARIONDIFFERENCE
Total population546,028−99% vs Marion
Population density1841,346−1,163
Population growth-19.0%-7.1%−12.0 pts
Median age34.543.9−9.4
Male46.2%45.1%+1.0 pts
Female53.8%54.9%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%30.2%+69.8 pts
Black0.0%66.7%−66.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$40,556$30,662+$9,894
Per capita income$20,398$21,210−$812
Poverty rate20.9%26.8%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2860.499−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%19.8%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation75.0%45.4%+29.6 pts
Median home value$49,300$137,300−$88,000
Median gross rent$358$651−$293
Owner-occupied68.8%47.8%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%14.6%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%30.0%−10.0 pts
Average commute14.626.4−11.8
Worked from home7.8%5.1%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.2%9.7%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025