Marion, Iowa Demographics

Marion is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Marion is 11th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Marion is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Marion is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Marion is 14th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Marion is 15th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Marion is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per household

Marion is 17th in Iowa out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Marion is 17th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Marion is 19th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	35,843	14th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	16.1	20th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,166.2	5th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	21st	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.5%	15th	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.1%	60th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.1%	17th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.3%	19th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	93.7%	37th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.0%	34th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	25th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	30th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	33rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.9%	31st	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	62nd	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.6%	33rd	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.7%	34th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.5%	31st	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	15,064	14th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	24.9%	25th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	14,021	14th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.1%	22nd	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$143,100	24th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	32nd	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$30,042	11th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$58,551	16th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	6.0%	68th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Marion	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,208	17th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$384,164	20th	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,974	62nd	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$28,865	26th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732