Marion is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,493 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Marion is the 118th largest community in North Carolina.Marion is a blue-collar town, with 38.18% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Marion is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Marion who work in sales jobs (9.89%), healthcare suport services (6.63%), and healthcare (6.51%). The citizens of Marion are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.23% of adults in Marion have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Marion in 2022 was $20,340, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,360 for a family of four. However, Marion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marion is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marion home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marion residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Marion also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marion include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. Marion also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.07%. The most common language spoken in Marion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
