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Marion County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Marion County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marion County is a small East Texas county of 9,631 residents with a median age of 51.3 years, a labor force participation rate of 49.2%, and an unemployment rate of 8.4%, reflecting a workforce that skews older and has limited attachment to formal employment. Only 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $30,385, consistent with a low-cost, lower-wage labor market where median home values are $110,500 and median gross rent is $854 per month. The county has shed 4.5% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 18.4% underscores persistent economic pressure in this rural community.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,631

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,672

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

Marion County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,854 (70.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,135 (21.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race290 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races265 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone137 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone40 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish110
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island33
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)19
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic11
  5. 5.Other Indo-European11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

911

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,869

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance806
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)512
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services480
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)401
  5. 5.Construction (Group)359

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations940
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations803
  3. 3.Service Occupations790
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations787
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations466

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.70×)215
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.91×)244
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.49×)318
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)568
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.22×)390

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$854/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • Less Than $10,000395 (12.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999287 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999276 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999232 (7.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999219 (6.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999193 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,385

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,992 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled445 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home140 (3.8%)
  • Other96 (2.6%)
  • Walked16 (0.4%)
  • Motorcycle5 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.