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Marion County, TN

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

AI Overview

Marion County, TN is a small rural county of 29,010 residents with a median age of 43.8 years and a labor force participation rate of just 53.2%, reflecting a workforce constrained by age and limited educational attainment — only 16.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $34,973 against a median household income of $61,824, with housing remaining accessible at a median home value of $173,600 and median gross rent of $840 per month, and a homeownership rate of 79.8%. Unemployment sits at 7.7% and the poverty rate at 16.9%, though the county posted modest 5-year population growth of 2.1% and a mean commute time of 33.9 minutes suggests many residents work outside the county.

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

Population

29,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,824

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,546 (90.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,088 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone871 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone318 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race310 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone72 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish320
  2. 2.Other Indo-European26
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island5
  4. 4.Arabic5
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,121

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,002

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,313

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,282
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,265
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,231
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,193
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,006

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,850
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,424
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,246
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,007
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,611

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.92×)2,239
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.78×)1,444
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)913
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.12×)875
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$173,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$840/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,267 (13.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999846 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999807 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999789 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999678 (7.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999641 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,973

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,741 (74.5%)
  • Worked At Home1,534 (13.1%)
  • Carpooled1,068 (9.1%)
  • Other184 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit101 (0.9%)
  • Walked92 (0.8%)

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.