Marion city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 41,401 ( 6,633 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 2325.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	36,959	89.27%	14.9%
Black:	1,076	2.60%	55.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	701	1.69%	27.5%
2+ races:	1,244	3.00%	119.4%
Hispanic:	1,371	3.31%	99.6%

Total non-White:	4,442	10.73%	71.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	4,779	16.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,854	6.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
34,768
32,180	92.56%
692	1.99%
75	0.22%
550	1.58%
567	1.63%
687	1.98%
2,588	7.44%

2000
26,477
25,439	96.08%
171	0.65%
69	0.26%
219	0.83%
266	1.00%
283	1.07%
1,038	3.92%

1990
20,403
19,961	97.83%
38	0.19%
22	0.11%
235	1.15%
n/a
147	0.72%
442	2.17%

1980
19,474
19,044	97.79%
101	0.52%
34	0.17%
135	0.69%
n/a
158	0.81%
430	2.21%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6,741	25.5
1,550	5.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,478	26.8
596	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

917	4.7
12	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Marion city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
10,325	24.9%
31,076	75.1%
7,240	17.5%

16,752
2.45

10,761	64.2%
8,869	82.4%
992	9.2%
5,991	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
9,222	26.5%
25,546	73.5%
4,545	13.1%

14,108
2.44

9,308	66.0%
7,409	79.6%
906	9.7%
4,800	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
6,979	26.4%
19,498	73.6%
2,965	11.2%

10,448
2.50

7,162	68.5%
5,966	83.3%
539	7.5%
3,286	31.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
5,450	26.7%
14,953	73.3%
2,100	10.3%

7,753
2.59

5,641	72.8%
4,833	85.7%
396	7.0%
2,112	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
6,176	31.7%
13,298	68.3%
1,623	8.3%

6,879
2.79

5,205	75.7%
4,638	89.1%
361	6.9%
1,674	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Marion city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	292	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	433	2.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	609	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	522	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	341	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	558	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	646	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	734	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	503	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,079	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,701	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,468	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,913	11.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,524	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,689	10.1%
$200,000 or more	1,740	10.4%

Median Household Income	81,519
Per Capita Income	42,616

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	621	3.7%
Public Assistance	208	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,200	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	19,906	82.4%
Unemployed	699	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	20,605	85.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,541	14.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		17.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	8,962	6,808	56.8%
Non-Profit	545	852	39.0%
Self-Employed	1,065	869	55.1%

Local Government	582	944	38.1%
State Government	191	433	30.6%
Federal Government	154	143	51.9%

Total Private + Self	10,027	7,677	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,472	2,372	38.3%
Total	11,499	10,049	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,281	19.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,656	21.5%
Professional, Technical	5,500	25.4%
Service Occupations	3,093	14.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	0.3%
All others	4,150	19.1%

White Collar		66.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	3,634	16.8%
Health care and social assistance	2,978	13.7%
Retail trade	2,707	12.5%
Finance and insurance	1,826	8.4%
Educational services	1,782	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,554	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	1,332	6.1%
Construction	1,043	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	775	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	733	3.4%
Other services	714	3.3%
Public administration	671	3.1%
Wholesale trade	435	2.0%
Information	425	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	389	1.8%
Utilities	273	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	219	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	172	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,107	2.67%
Puerto Rican	14	0.03%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	68	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	21	0.05%
Honduran	47	0.11%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	35	0.08%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	21	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	14	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	147	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	438	1.06%
Chinese	105	0.25%
Burmese	60	0.14%
Korean	52	0.13%
Filipino	46	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	37,128	96.4%
Spanish	592	1.5%
Other Indo-European	317	0.8%
Arabic	121	0.3%
Other Asian	114	0.3%
Chinese	94	0.2%
German, other Germanic	49	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	34	0.1%
Tagalog	31	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	15,213	36.7%
Irish	6,033	14.6%
English	4,869	11.8%
Norwegian	2,877	6.9%
Czech	2,058	5.0%
American	1,531	3.7%
Swedish	1,478	3.6%
Italian	1,146	2.8%
Dutch	1,105	2.7%
Scottish	808	2.0%
French	757	1.8%
Danish	666	1.6%
European	617	1.5%
Scandinavian	426	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	392	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	40,838	98.6%
Not a citizen	563	1.4%

Native	40,175	97.0%
Foreign-born	1,226	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
257	0.9%	700	2.4%	7,247	25.0%	9,860	34.1%	7,851	27.1%	3,019	10.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	257	0.9%
9-12 Years	700	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	7,247	25.0%
Some College	9,860	34.1%
Bach. Degree	7,851	27.1%
Grad Degree	3,019	10.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,243	D +1,592	D + 6.2%
D +2,835
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Joe Biden (D)	12,794	53.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	10,527	44.0%	582	2.4%	23,903	-9	-3	1.41%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	9,959	47.3%	Donald Trump (R)	9,284	44.1%	1,815	8.6%	21,058	-7	-2	1.34%

2020 President, Marion city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,794

53.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

10,527

44.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

367

1.5%

Other

215

0.9%

TOTAL

23,903

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Marion city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

9,959

47.3%

Donald Trump (R)

9,284

44.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,054

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

170

0.8%

Other

591

2.8%

TOTAL

21,058

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Marion city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	75%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	12,348	52.0%	Joni Ernst* (R)	10,682	45.0%	718 [+]	3.0%	23,748	-7	1.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 551 (2.3%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 152 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 15 (0.1%);
2018	G	62%	Fred Hubbell (D)	9,923	52.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	8,544	45.1%	483 [+]	2.5%	18,950	-5	1.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 366 (1.9%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 113 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2016	S3	71%	Charles Grassley* (R)	12,092	58.1%	Patty Judge (D)	7,802	37.5%	907 [+]	4.4%	20,801	-2	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 655 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 252 (1.2%);
2014	S2	54%	Joni Ernst (R)	7,586	49.7%	Bruce Braley (D)	7,084	46.4%	596 [+]	3.9%	15,266	-2	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 322 (2.1%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 154 (1.0%); Ruth Smith (I) 59 (0.4%); Bob Quast (I) 49 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
2014	G	54%	Terry Branstad* (R)	8,713	57.1%	Jack Hatch (D)	6,065	39.8%	478 [+]	3.1%	15,256	-2	1.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 258 (1.7%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 112 (0.7%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 96 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	17,472
Median Value	$208,200

Occupied	16,752	95.9%
Vacant	720	4.1%

Owned	13,121	78.3%
Rented	3,631	21.7%
Median Rent	$906

Single-Family Units	13,251	75.8%
Detached	11,483	65.7%
Attached	1,768	10.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,454	14.0%
Mobile Homes	783	4.5%

Marion city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Marion city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Marion city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Marion city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Marion city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Marion city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Marion city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Marion city, IA