Marion is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,702 people and three associated neighborhoods, Marion is the 169th largest community in Alabama.

Marion is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Marion area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Marion maintain a good economy.

Being a small city, Marion does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The rate of college-level education in Marion is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.83% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Marion in 2022 was $15,461, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,844 for a family of four.

Marion is a very 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Marion include English, German, Irish, Jamaican, and European.

The most common language spoken in Marion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.