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Indiana·Grant County
8 tracts·19K people·$85K median·1,224/mi²
White 73 · Black 10 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Other 32 · Married couple 28
Health 40 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 14 · Retail 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 4 · Walk 3 · Bike 1 · Transit 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 $85,300 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Marion has 27,531 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.2; the population is 73.4% White, 9.8% Black, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 16.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 29.6% (Census ACS).
Riverview Elementary School (37%), John W Kendall Elem School (34%) and Frances Slocum Elem School (22%) lead the elementary schools; Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd (20%) and John L McCulloch Junior High Sch (16%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $805/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Marion is $43,343 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Marion, median rent is $805/month and the median home value is $85,300 (Census ACS).
Marion reported 1.8 violent crimes and 21.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 41 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Marion are tornado (89), hail (86) and inland flooding (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Marion, 3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).