Demographics of Marion city, Arkansas

Marion city, Arkansas had 13,378 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −382 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marion city, in four figures

13,378
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,623 ±43.; −2.8%
Change since July 2020: −382 people.; 35.8 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,330 ±$8,724
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Marion city, Arkansas's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marion city, Arkansas'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Marion city, Arkansas's population shrank 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marion city, Arkansas'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	13,760	100.0	100.0
2021	13,644	99.2	100.2
2022	13,557	98.5	100.7
2023	13,644	99.2	101.6
2024	13,541	98.4	102.5
2025	13,378	97.2	103.1

Population of Marion city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,760	—
2021	13,644	−116
2022	13,557	−87
2023	13,644	+87
2024	13,541	−103
2025	13,378	−163

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.8 ±2.4: for men 33.7 ±2.9 and for women 37.1 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marion city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	943 ±187	6.9% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,923 ±360	21.5% ±2.6	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,096 ±245	8.0% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,577 ±374	26.3% ±2.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,370 ±332	24.7% ±2.4	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,714 ±222	12.6% ±1.6	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,330 ±$8,724, and income per person $37,700 ±$4,570, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Marion city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	568 ±182	11.0% ±3.5	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	953 ±240	18.5% ±4.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	978 ±228	19.0% ±4.3	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	774 ±169	15.0% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,088 ±229	21.1% ±4.3	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	390 ±110	7.6% ±2.1	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	398 ±131	7.7% ±2.5	6.7% ±0.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,151 ±277	8.6% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	310 ±152	8.3% ±4.0	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	648 ±140	9.0% ±1.9	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	193 ±79	8.0% ±3.1	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marion city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marion city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	5,420 ±292	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±0.9	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% to 7.6%	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.6% ±3.7	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.4% ±4.8	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,400 ±$11,947	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,148 ±$51	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1999 ±2	1987 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	476 ±224	3.5% ±1.6	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,993 ±419	51.3% ±3.1	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,267 ±469	38.7% ±3.4	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	69 to 273	0.5% to 2.0%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	689 ±312	5.1% ±2.3	6.3% ±0.2	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	6,646 ±481	48.8% ±3.5	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,523 ±463	47.9% ±3.4	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	15 to 125	0.1% to 0.9%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	384 ±160	2.8% ±1.2	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 275	0.4% to 2.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	103 to 339	0.8% to 2.5%	3.6% ±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 city among the places of Arkansas

29th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near Marion city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bryant city	21,504 ±37
Maumelle city	19,373 ±30
Siloam Springs city	18,699 ±76
El Dorado city	17,115 ±36
Hot Springs Village CDP	16,327 ±1,230
Marion city	13,623 ±43
Harrison city	13,350 ±23
Mountain Home city	13,108 ±22
Blytheville city	12,790 ±40
Forrest City city	12,646 ±19
Batesville city	11,445 ±31

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Arkansas by homeownership rate
No. 6 Places in Arkansas by median household income
No. 6 Places in Arkansas by median rent
No. 8 Places in Arkansas by median age
No. 9 Places in Arkansas by per capita income
No. 17 Places in Arkansas by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026