COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion County

Texas · 9,984 residents · 381 sq mi

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With 9,984 people, Marion County is a county in Texas. The poverty rate is 30.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median age is 39.7, about 7 years above the US median. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 43%. The typical home is worth $33,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,984

−9%vs 2000

vs 10,941 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 43.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

381 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(638)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(633)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(761)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(664)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(387)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,306)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,277)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(1,153)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(1,204)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(1,148)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(634)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(179)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,288

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,347 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,197

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.6%

+8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,700

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

19.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.5%(7,818)

Black23.8%(2,599)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(263)

Asian0.2%(23)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.1%(6,802)

Black30.9%(3,090)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(128)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(92)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(321)

South American0.3%(31)

Venezuelan0.3%(31)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Japanese0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

American30%(2,923)

English11.9%(1,155)

Irish10.3%(1,004)

German6.6%(645)

Dutch2.8%(269)

French2%(194)

Welsh1.1%(105)

Scottish1%(97)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(76)

Norwegian0.6%(63)

Italian0.4%(40)

Polish0.4%(39)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(30)

Danish0.3%(28)

British0.3%(26)

Swedish0.2%(22)

Czech0.2%(21)

Arab0.2%(15)

Lebanese0.2%(15)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(11)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.2%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

−1%vs 2000

vs 24.2 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 married30.8%(1,293)

Married45.5%(1,907)

Widowed6.7%(282)

Divorced17%(712)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(825)

Married50.1%(2,072)

Widowed15.2%(630)

Divorced14.8%(612)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 22.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% 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)7.9%(72)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.9%(455)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 911 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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