COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion County

Kentucky · 16,499 residents · 344 sq mi

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With 16,499 people, Marion County is a county in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 25.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $39,700. Median rent is $229 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,499

−9%vs 2000

vs 18,212 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

344 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,070)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,301)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(1,431)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,191)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,167)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(2,819)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,412)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(1,572)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,382)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,186)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(790)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(178)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,181

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,387 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,121

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,472 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.6%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$229

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $353 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(16,176)

Black9.1%(1,650)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(144)

Asian0.4%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(15,063)

Black8.6%(1,414)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(22)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0.1%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(470)

Central American1.2%(230)

Guatemalan1.1%(224)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(70)

Filipino0.2%(41)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Ancestry

American14.1%(2,787)

English13.9%(2,737)

Irish10%(1,975)

German6.4%(1,272)

Italian2.5%(484)

Dutch1%(202)

Scotch-Irish1%(193)

Scottish0.8%(155)

Polish0.8%(153)

Swedish0.6%(117)

Lithuanian0.4%(83)

Arab0.3%(63)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(61)

British0.3%(56)

French0.3%(56)

Lebanese0.3%(55)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Danish0.1%(24)

Norwegian0.1%(20)

Swiss0.1%(16)

Russian0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0%(9)

Egyptian0%(8)

Slovak0%(6)

Hungarian0%(5)

Czech0%(4)

French Canadian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.9%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.1 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 18.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(2,564)

Married50.4%(4,008)

Widowed3.9%(311)

Divorced13.4%(1,067)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(2,281)

Married48.1%(3,835)

Widowed8.7%(690)

Divorced14.6%(1,167)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(192)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(245)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.2%(484)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,026 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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