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Arkansas·Crittenden County
5 tracts·13K people·$212K median·623/mi²
White 51 · Black 39 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Other 28 · Living alone 26
Retail 21 · Leisure 18 · Health 17 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 13 · Professional 13 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 19 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 27 · Work from home 7 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Marion is $212,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Marion has 13,623 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.8; the population is 51.3% White, 38.7% Black, 5.1% Multiracial, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 24.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.7% (Census ACS).
HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL (21%) and MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOL (19%) lead the elementary schools; MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY is the middle school with reported scores (18%); MARION HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (14%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,148/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Marion is $78,330 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Marion, median rent is $1,148/month and the median home value is $212,400 (Census ACS).
Marion reported 6.3 violent crimes and 27.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 53 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Marion are ice storm (95), drought (93) and earthquake (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.97g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Marion scores 6.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).