Marion County, West Virginia Demographics

Marion County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Marion County is 8th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Marion County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Current population (2012)

Marion County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Households

Marion County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Housing units

Marion County is 9th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Marion County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Marion County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Marion County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Marion County is 10th in West Virginia out of 55 other counties in Retail sales

Size Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Current population (2012)	56,678	9th	1,855,413	313,914,040
Size in square miles	308.7	43rd	24,038.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	182.7	10th	77.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	22nd	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	44th	20.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.4%	34th	16.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.3%	14th	82.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.3%	8th	17.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Race - White	94.3%	43rd	94.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.5%	13th	3.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	18th	0.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	13th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	29th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	13th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	19th	1.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.4%	42nd	92.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Female residents	51.1%	12th	50.7%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	13th	1.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Housing units	26,360	9th	881,752	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.6%	8th	12.0%	25.9%
Households	22,794	9th	740,080	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.2%	42nd	74.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$87,900	27th	$96,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	34th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5	34th	2,718	829,658

Income Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Income per capita	$22,024	12th	$22,010	$27,915
Income per household	$39,870	14th	$39,550	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.6%	38th	17.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Marion County	Rank	West Virginia	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,263	10th	38,150	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	17,556	10th	568,344	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,967	9th	120,381	27,092,908
Retail sales	$614,884	10th	$20,538,829	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,838	18th	$11,340	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$67,227	12th	$2,553,258	$613,795,732