Municipality Profile for Marion

Population
Population 19904,765
Population 20004,943
Population 20065,057
Percent White83.2%
Percent Black10.5%
Percent American Indian0.3%
Percent Asian1.1%
Percent Hispanic7.0%
Percent 0-1720.7%
Percent 18-4435.6%
Percent 45-6423.0%
Percent 65 and over20.6%
Median Age40.3
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$24,753
Per Capita Income 2000$16,569
Population in Poverty 2000824
Poverty Rate 200017.3%
Children in Poverty235
Child Poverty Rate24.0%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate59.6%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193925.4%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197955.0%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200019.7%
Percent Mobile Homes6.6%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education32.5%
Percent with High School Diploma26.9%
Percent that have Attended College20.3%
Percent with Associates Degree5.2%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher15.1%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionRural
Geographic RegionMountain
Ability to Pay4
CountyMcDowell

Updated on January 22, 2008
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