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Marion County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Marion County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marion County is a small rural Georgia county of 7,474 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $14,552 and median household income of $51,667, though a 16.9% poverty rate and median worker earnings of $36,737 point to limited wage depth. The labor pool is constrained, with a 52.1% participation rate and only 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while 76.2% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $122,100 and gross rent of $717/month—but the county has lost 11.9% of its population over the past five years, and a mean commute of 33.1 minutes suggests workers draw from a wider regional area.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,474

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,667

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.9% since 2018

Marion County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,377 (58.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,048 (27.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone451 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races288 (3.8%)
  • Asian Alone175 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone89 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish538
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island60
  3. 3.Other Indo-European11
  4. 4.Arabic2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

601

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$14,552

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance603
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)562
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)508
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)255
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services254

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,046
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations775
  3. 3.Service Occupations514
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations477
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations310

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.50×)121
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.96×)591
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)217
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.31×)188
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)389

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$717/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999301 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999289 (12.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999281 (12.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999201 (8.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999143 (6.1%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999114 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

76.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,737

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,516 (81.1%)
  • Carpooled356 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home199 (6.4%)
  • Other22 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.