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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Marion Area is $20,442, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Marion Area median household income is $39,885. On average Marion Area residents spend 18.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #703

Marion Area	20,442 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion Area	22,129 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion Area	28,080 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion Area	18,696 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #683

Marion Area	39,885 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Marion Area	51,076 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Marion Area	2.80%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Marion Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Marion Area		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.29%	$10,634, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.48%	$17,192, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.93%	$3,165, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.67%	$14,603, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Marion Area	48,860 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Marion Area	59,411 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
White	$41,418, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$22,035, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,223, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$26,964, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,114, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$57,639, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,121, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$22,304, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,963, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,989, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$31,088, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	56,441, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	26,602, 47.13%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,144, 60.69%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.02%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,138, 60.66%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,423, 89.37%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,715, 10.63%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,458, 39.31%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	29,839, 52.87%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,858, 53.15%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.09%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,831, 53.05%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,558, 91.96%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,273, 8.04%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,981, 46.85%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28,366, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,757, 80.23%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,180, 7.69%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	89, 0.31%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	1,247, 4.40%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	374, 1.32%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,719, 6.06%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Marion Area	18.6 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,981	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	14,423, 49.77%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,173, 22.00%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,284, 15.84%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,653, 18.39%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	91, 0.63%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	877, 6.08%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,184, 29.01%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	14,558, 50.23%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,887, 33.57%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,384, 23.24%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,938, 33.92%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 0.22%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,298, 8.92%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Marion Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,981, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	322, 1.11%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	1,030, 3.55%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,378, 15.11%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	448, 1.55%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,480, 15.46%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,283, 4.43%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	465, 1.60%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,122, 3.87%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,401, 4.83%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,046, 31.21%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,926, 10.10%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	809, 2.79%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,271, 4.39%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Marion Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,447	19.47%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,679	15.35%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.