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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Marion is $22,081, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Marion median household income is $41,343, which has grown by 56.53% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Marion residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #64

Marion, MS	22,081 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion, MS	25,710 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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, MS	27,096 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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, MS	22,379 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #89

Marion, MS	41,343 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Marion, MS	56,011 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Marion, MS	56.53%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

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, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.82%	$17,350, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.09%	$17,979, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.31%	$1,475, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.27%	$17,199, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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, MS	50,147 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Marion, MS	58,779 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$62,115, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$28,603, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Marion, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$19,750, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,167, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,039, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$33,125, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Marion, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,225, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	596, 48.65%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	418, 70.13%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	418, 70.13%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	355, 84.93%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	63, 15.07%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	178, 29.87%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	629, 51.35%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	456, 72.50%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	456, 72.50%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	401, 87.94%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 12.06%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	173, 27.50%, see rank	45.80%	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, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	715, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	633, 88.53%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	72, 10.07%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	7, 0.98%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.42%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Marion, MS	19.4 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	355, 46.96%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 19.44%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 15.21%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	71, 20.00%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	63, 17.75%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75, 21.13%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	401, 53.04%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	170, 42.39%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	66, 16.46%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	150, 37.41%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 3.74%, see rank	7.58%	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, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	756, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 1.72%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	56, 7.41%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	43, 5.69%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 2.65%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	114, 15.08%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 2.25%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	18, 2.38%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 3.04%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	39, 5.16%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	251, 33.20%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51, 6.75%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	77, 10.19%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	34, 4.50%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Marion, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	411	25.80%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	109	25.35%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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