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Iowa·Linn County
10 tracts·26K people·$242K median·1,453/mi²
White 87 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 28 · Other 17
Retail 27 · Health 25 · Professional 19 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 20 · Service 14 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 11 · Walk 1 · 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 $241,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Marion has 41,896 residents across 6 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.6; the population is 87.2% White, 4.9% Multiracial, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Black, 2.1% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.2% (Census ACS).
Echo Hill Elementary (93%), Indian Creek Elementary School (86%) and Novak Elementary School (81%) lead the elementary schools; Hazel Point Intermediate School (86%), Oak Ridge Middle School (85%) and Excelsior Middle School (83%) lead the middle schools; Linn-Mar High School (75%) and Marion High School (71%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $961/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Marion is $86,743 a year, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
In Marion, median rent is $961/month and the median home value is $241,700 (Census ACS).
Marion reported 2.3 violent crimes and 6.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Marion are strong wind (98), hail (94) and winter weather (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Marion, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).