Demographics of Marion city, North Carolina

Marion city, North Carolina had 7,440 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −207 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

7,440
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,579 ±23.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −207 people.; 39.1 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,314 ±$16,150
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, North Carolina's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marion city, North Carolina'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, North Carolina's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marion city, North Carolina'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	7,647	100.0	100.0
2021	7,462	97.6	100.2
2022	7,508	98.2	100.7
2023	7,509	98.2	101.6
2024	7,497	98.0	102.5
2025	7,440	97.3	103.1

Population of Marion city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,647	—
2021	7,462	−185
2022	7,508	+46
2023	7,509	+1
2024	7,497	−12
2025	7,440	−57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±2.4: for men 38.0 ±1.4 and for women 41.7 ±4.5. 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	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	215 ±98	2.8% ±1.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,235 ±221	16.3% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	737 ±220	9.7% ±2.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,245 ±336	29.6% ±4.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,895 ±316	25.0% ±4.2	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,252 ±253	16.5% ±3.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,314 ±$16,150, and income per person $22,092 ±$1,987, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina 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	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	875 ±256	30.5% ±8.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	539 ±156	18.8% ±5.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	480 ±169	16.7% ±5.8	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	545 ±187	19.0% ±6.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	240 ±110	8.4% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	39 to 161	1.4% to 5.6%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 152	1.0% to 5.3%	10.4% ±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	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,538 ±395	23.5% ±6.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	479 ±184	33.6% ±10.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	803 ±271	22.3% ±7.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	122 to 390	17.0% ±8.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marion city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marion city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,323 ±261	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±9.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±4.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.3% ±6.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.7% ±8.4	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,500 ±$10,443	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$762 ±$120	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±6	1991 ±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	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,498 ±268	19.8% ±3.5	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,634 ±286	61.1% ±3.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	849 ±177	11.2% ±2.3	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	350 ±149	4.6% ±2.0	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 134	0.4% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	72 to 258	1.0% to 3.4%	4.1% ±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	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,231 ±330	69.0% ±4.3	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,344 ±259	17.7% ±3.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 183	0% to 2.4%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	921 ±233	12.2% ±3.1	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 to 372	1.0% to 4.9%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	699 ±255	9.2% ±3.4	5.2% ±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 North Carolina

127th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Marion city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Etowah CDP	7,968 ±874
Brevard city	7,897 ±23
Kill Devil Hills town	7,761 ±24
Oak Ridge town	7,744 ±36
Porters Neck CDP	7,654 ±721
Marion city	7,579 ±23
King city	7,408 ±245
Half Moon CDP	7,378 ±1,196
Forest City town	7,363 ±34
Mills River town	7,281 ±22
Trinity city	7,111 ±23

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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