Demographics of Marion city, Indiana

Marion city, Indiana had 28,234 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −12 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

28,234
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,531 ±646.; > −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −12 people.; 35.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $43,343 ±$3,933
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, Indiana's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marion city, Indiana'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, Indiana's population shrank < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marion city, Indiana'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	28,246	100.0	100.0
2021	28,080	99.4	100.2
2022	27,952	99.0	100.7
2023	28,072	99.4	101.6
2024	28,114	99.5	102.5
2025	28,234	100.0	103.1

Population of Marion city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,246	—
2021	28,080	−166
2022	27,952	−128
2023	28,072	+120
2024	28,114	+42
2025	28,234	+120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±1.9: for men 35.7 ±2.2 and for women 34.8 ±2.4. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,505 ±259	5.5% ±0.9	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,084 ±437	14.8% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,816 ±421	17.5% ±1.5	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,920 ±517	21.5% ±1.8	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,120 ±566	22.2% ±2.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,086 ±444	18.5% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $43,343 ±$3,933, and income per person $24,101 ±$1,714, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,752 ±431	25.1% ±3.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,575 ±452	32.6% ±3.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,880 ±310	17.2% ±2.7	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,176 ±337	10.7% ±3.0	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,046 ±267	9.5% ±2.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	138 to 480	1.3% to 4.4%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	222 ±102	2.0% ±0.9	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Indiana	United States
All ages	7,061 ±752	29.6% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,327 ±367	44.0% ±5.2	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,548 ±491	29.1% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,186 ±270	18.6% ±4.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marion city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marion city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	12,924 ±489	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±1.8	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±3.0	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.8% ±3.5	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.2% ±2.8	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$85,300 ±$6,365	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$805 ±$42	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1976 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,298 ±356	8.3% ±1.3	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,197 ±771	73.4% ±2.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,691 ±359	9.8% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	315 ±131	1.1% ±0.5	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 169	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,940 ±390	7.0% ±1.4	3.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	19,328 ±820	70.2% ±2.5	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,889 ±614	25.0% ±2.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	72 to 382	0.3% to 1.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,087 ±251	3.9% ±0.9	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	96 to 330	0.3% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	874 ±266	3.2% ±1.0	3.7% ±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 Indiana

38th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Marion city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Michigan City city	31,814 ±50
Brownsburg town	31,215 ±150
Granger CDP	30,321 ±575
Schererville town	29,701 ±36
Hobart city	29,558 ±143
Marion city	27,531 ±646
Franklin city	26,168 ±732
East Chicago city	26,022 ±44
Greenfield city	24,940 ±36
Munster town	23,733 ±62
Highland town	23,680 ±35

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Marion city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 31 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 37 Places by poverty rate
No. 41 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 43 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 62 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate

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