Marion County, TX

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2023 Population

9,631

0.383% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

50.6

2.88% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

18.4%

17% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$47,447

1.23% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$110,500

7.18% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,638

5.45% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Marion County, TX had a population of 9.63k people with a median age of 50.6 and a median household income of $47,447. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Marion County, TX declined from 9,668 to 9,631, a −0.383% decrease and its median household income declined from $48,040 to $47,447, a −1.23% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marion County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (21.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.16%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.07%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.18%).

None of the households in Marion County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Marion County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Marion County, TX was $110,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

Most people in Marion County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Marion County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Marion County, TX borders Caddo Parish, LA, Cass County, TX, Harrison County, TX, Morris County, TX, and Upshur County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Marion County, TX is home to a population of 9.63k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.25% of Marion County, TX residents were born outside of the country (217 people).

In 2023, there were 3.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.77k people) in Marion County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.08k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 208 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.8% of Marion County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Marion County, TX was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marion County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marion County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.77k ± 74
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.08k ± 88
Two+ (Hispanic)
208 ± 128

4.53%

Hispanic Population

436 people

4.53% of the people in Marion County, TX are hispanic (436 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Marion County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

2.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

217 people

2.91%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

281 people

As of 2023, 2.25% of Marion County, TX residents (217 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marion County, TX was 2.91%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marion County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
369 ± 128
Gulf War (1990s)
93 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
69 ± 56

Marion County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.97 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Marion County, TX employs 3.64k people. The largest industries in Marion County, TX are Retail Trade (568 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (522 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (367 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($78,333), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,896), and Manufacturing ($66,577).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.64k

2023 Value

± 385

5.45%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marion County, TX grew at a rate of 5.45%, from 3.45k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (438 people), Production Occupations (372 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (345 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.64k

2023 Value

± 385

5.45%

1 Year growth

± 14.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marion County, TX grew at a rate of 5.45%, from 3.45k employees to 3.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion County, TX, are Retail Trade (568 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (522 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (367 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Marion County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,583

Median earning men ± $8,427

$26,765

Median earning women ± $2,574

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($79,038), Manufacturing ($72,159), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,250), Construction ($55,185), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($53,333).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

16
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
Retail Trade
10
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$32k
Manufacturing
$10.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.69k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marion County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 71.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.966%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (71.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (27.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.966%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marion County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marion County, TX was $110,500 in 2023, which is 0.364 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $103,100 to $110,500, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Marion County, TX is 77.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Marion County, TX have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Marion County, TX is $47,447. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Marion County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $59,516, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $56,549 and $42,000.

In 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Marion County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.22%.

Housing

Property

$110,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,867

$3,250

Median Property Taxes

±$327

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marion County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marion County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.4%

Homeownership

2023

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.4% of the housing units in Marion County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marion County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502
Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Marion County, TX was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $59,516, followed by Census Tract 9501 and Census Tract 9503, with respective values of $56,549 and $42,000.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marion County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,447

Median Household Income

± $3,695

4.2k

Number of Households

± 419

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.2k households in Marion County, TX declined from $47,447 from the previous year's value of $48,040.

The following chart displays the households in Marion County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marion County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Carpooled (12.1%)
Other (2.65%)

In 2023, 83.3% of workers in Marion County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.1%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.65%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion County, TX have a longer commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% of the workforce in Marion County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marion County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marion County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marion County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Marion County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.22%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion County, TX (1.75k out of 9.52k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marion County, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 34.3% of the children was living in poverty in Marion County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.7% of the population of Marion County, TX has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 19.9% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 2.53% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.3%

Uninsured

34.4%

Employer Coverage

15.8%

Medicaid

19.9%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

2.53%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marion County, TX grew by 23.5% from 11.6% to 14.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marion County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.