Marion County, WV Demographic Data
Marion County, WV Summary
Marion County is located in West Virginia
- Population: 56,577
- Area: 311.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 308.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 181.61 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,246.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Marion County, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
28,855
51%
50.8
Male
27,861
49%
49.2
Total Population
56,716
323,128,000
Marion County, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,291
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,226
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,959
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,711
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,612
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,395
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,934
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,337
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,665
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,315
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,810
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,755
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,706
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
45,327
79.9%
77.2
Female
23,321
51.5%
51.3
Male
22,006
48.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
42,414
74.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,464
22.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,271
18.1%
15.2
Female
5,810
56.6%
55.8
Male
4,461
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Marion County, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
55,793
98.4%
96.8
White
53,195
93.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2,081
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
38
0.1%
0.8
Asian
290
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
27
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
124
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
35
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
69
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
18
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
18
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
171
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
923
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
650
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
340
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
110
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
192
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
56,066
98.9%
82.2
Marion County, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,274
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,028
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,593
40.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,142
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,389
8.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,584
14.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,907
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,302
11.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
34,615
89.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,491
21.8%
31.2
Marion County, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,523
28.6%
33.7%
Now Married
24,174
51.2%
47.5
Divorced
5,489
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
625
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
3,429
7.3
5.8%
Marion County, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
52,297
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,128
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
767
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
250
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
84
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
27
0.1%
1.1%
Marion County, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,758
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,305
5.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,011
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,769
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,152
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,925
17.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,957
13.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,381
10.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
751
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
418
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
46,430
57,617
Per capita income
24,250
31,128
Marion County, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,654
6.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,591
10.3%
9.8
Construction
1,477
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,862
27.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
942
3.7%
6.6
Information
500
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,731
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,309
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,165
8.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,633
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,721
10.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,264
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
422
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,296
13.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,459
33.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,959
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,699
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,858
19.2%
18.1%
Marion County, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
24,944
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
21,066
84.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,039
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
196
0.8%
5.1
Walked
746
3.0%
2.7
Other means
99
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
798
3.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Marion County, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,501
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,442
33.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
9,041
40.3%
37.1
3 or more
4,443
19.8%
21.0
Marion County, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
22,427
85.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
17,148
76.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,279
23.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,919
14.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Marion County, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,346
1 room
432
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
105
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,022
3.9%
9.1
4 rooms
3,789
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
6,760
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
5,668
21.5%
17.8
7 rooms
3,922
14.9%
12.0
8 rooms
2,097
8.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,551
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Marion County, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,346
1-unit, detached
20,241
76.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
338
1.3%
5.9
2-units
776
2.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
864
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
666
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
308
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
502
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,651
10.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Marion County, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,542
28.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,836
10.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,031
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,106
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,788
14.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,434
9.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,507
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,708
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
382
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.0%
1.4%
Marion County, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
15,999
71.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
576
2.6%
4.7
Electricity
5,068
22.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
174
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
42
0.2%
0.1
Wood
520
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
21
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.1%
1.1
Marion County, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,910
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
34
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
77
1.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
295
3.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
403
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,015
12.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,183
27.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,903
49.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,022
63.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
966
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
522
6.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
313
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,078
13.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,671
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
81
1.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
720
15.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,044
22.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,826
60.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
608
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
715
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
806
17.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
530
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
461
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
585
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
453
10.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,667
37.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
777
0.0%
0.0%
Marion County, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
17,148
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,087
18.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,947
28.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,397
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,752
16.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,017
11.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
866
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
46
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
36
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,100
205,000
