COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion County

Tennessee · 24,860 residents · 498 sq mi

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With 24,860 people, Marion County is a county in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $42,500. Median rent is $263 a month. Median household income is $20,045, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,860

−10%vs 2000

vs 27,776 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

498 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,625)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,754)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,930)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,953)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,605)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(3,916)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(3,936)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,677)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(2,370)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(1,766)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,094)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(234)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,045

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,419 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,274

−44%vs 2000

vs $16,419 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(26,089)

Black4.1%(1,144)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(202)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(23,691)

Black4.1%(1,012)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(108)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.5%(130)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(519)

Cuban0.4%(115)

Central American0.1%(31)

Puerto Rican0.1%(26)

Honduran0.1%(24)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(29)

Korean0.1%(21)

Asian Indian0.1%(17)

Malaysian0%(4)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

English18%(5,252)

American12.8%(3,740)

Irish11.8%(3,459)

German7.2%(2,117)

Scottish2.4%(702)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(559)

Italian1.4%(398)

Dutch1.1%(324)

French0.7%(197)

Norwegian0.4%(125)

Polish0.4%(119)

British0.4%(108)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(94)

Somali0.3%(90)

Swedish0.3%(87)

Russian0.2%(66)

Welsh0.2%(61)

Lithuanian0.2%(53)

Arab0.2%(51)

Swiss0.2%(48)

Lebanese0.2%(47)

Hungarian0.1%(39)

Greek0.1%(38)

French Canadian0.1%(23)

Serbian0.1%(23)

Czech0.1%(19)

Armenian0.1%(17)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Canadian0%(13)

Austrian0%(6)

Danish0%(6)

Syrian0%(4)

Nigerian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(3)

Israeli0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.9%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.4 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 21.8 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 married26.9%(3,253)

Married56.1%(6,790)

Widowed3.8%(465)

Divorced13.2%(1,600)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(2,694)

Married54.3%(6,708)

Widowed12.5%(1,548)

Divorced11.3%(1,400)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.7%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% 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)22.7%(482)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(516)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(725)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,121 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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