Marion is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,534 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Marion is the 118th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marion is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marion is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marion who work in healthcare (10.01%), sales jobs (9.53%), and teaching (6.73%). Also of interest is that Marion has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Marion with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.58% of adults in Marion have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Marion in 2022 was $22,092, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,368 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 19.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marion include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Marion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
