Demographics of Marion County, Alabama

Marion County, Alabama had 29,097 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −95 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marion County, in four figures

29,097
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −95 people.; 43.9 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,088 ±$4,308
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Marion County, Alabama's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marion County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Marion County, Alabama's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marion County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	29,192	100.0	100.0
2021	28,990	99.3	100.2
2022	29,183	100.0	100.7
2023	29,277	100.3	101.6
2024	29,358	100.6	102.5
2025	29,097	99.7	103.1

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Population of Marion County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	29,192	−151	−46	0	−91
2021	28,990	−202	−240	+12	+2
2022	29,183	+193	−142	+4	+326
2023	29,277	+94	−114	+11	+200
2024	29,358	+81	−119	+42	+161
2025	29,097	−261	−121	+12	−150

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.9 ±0.7: for men 42.9 ±1.0 and for women 45.1 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marion County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	1,579 ±107	5.4% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,584 ±312	15.7% ±1.1	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,165 ±263	7.4% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,671 ±363	22.9% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,934 ±388	27.2% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,251 ±474	21.4% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,088 ±$4,308, and income per person $27,195 ±$2,140, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Marion County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	2,861 ±374	27.0% ±3.4	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,439 ±329	23.0% ±3.0	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,698 ±269	16.0% ±2.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,461 ±253	13.8% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,345 ±237	12.7% ±2.2	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	413 ±120	3.9% ±1.1	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	397 ±163	3.7% ±1.5	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Marion County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	4,630 ±625	16.2% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,420 ±350	23.1% ±5.3	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,019 ±313	13.6% ±2.1	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,191 ±261	15.7% ±3.3	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marion County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marion County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	14,220 ±35	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.6% ±2.8	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.4% ±2.9	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.8% ±1.6	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.2% ±2.6	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$106,600 ±$9,344	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$630 ±$74	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Marion County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	925 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,173 ±274	89.7% ±0.9	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,013 ±121	3.5% ±0.4	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 ±38	0.3% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 80	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	909 ±275	3.1% ±0.9	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Marion County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	20,071 ±747	68.8% ±2.6	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,672 ±720	29.7% ±2.5	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	34 to 414	0.1% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	217 ±88	0.7% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 115	0.1% to 0.4%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	58 to 234	0.2% to 0.8%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Marion County among the counties of Alabama

38th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Marion County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dallas County	35,140	−8.0%
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%
Franklin County	32,449	+1.1%
Marion County	29,097	−0.3%
Geneva County	27,554	+3.2%
Cherokee County	26,413	+5.7%
Barbour County	24,607	−1.4%
Winston County	23,829	+1.4%
Randolph County	23,163	+4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026