Marion County is a county of 24,193 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $122,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median household income is $45,110, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,110, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Marion County
What changed most since 1990
White share68.6% → 63.4%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.4% → 13.7%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate29.6% → 19.7%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)28.8%(313)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(218)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(384)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,088 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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Over time
Marion County, decade by decade
Marion County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
25,544
$38,603
$92,643
8.4%
54.8
2000
25,595
$44,731
$96,183
11.5%
56.9
2010
27,088
$45,073
$114,510
12.5%
58.9
2020
24,441
$38,336
$114,295
12.9%
61.2
2024
24,193
$45,110
$122,800
13.7%
62.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
