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Marion County, WV

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

AI Overview

Marion County, WV has a population of 56,042 with a labor force participation rate of 59.6% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%; 25.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $40,213. The county is affordable by most measures—median home values sit at $164,300 and median gross rent at $901/month, with a homeownership rate of 76.7%. Population has declined slightly at -0.8% over five years, and a poverty rate of 13.6% alongside a median household income of $67,370 reflect a mixed economic picture for this small West Virginia county.

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

Population

56,042

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,370

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone51,194 (91.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,526 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,428 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,185 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone323 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone240 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish297
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic207
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island120
  4. 4.Other Indo-European92
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)62

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,589

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,629
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,695
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,595
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)2,062
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,894

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,331
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,439
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,296
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,014
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,771

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.53×)1,047
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)1,836
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)1,613
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)1,975
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)7,546

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$901/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,589 (14.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,062 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,023 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,868 (10.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,377 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,359 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,920 (74.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,789 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled2,551 (10.1%)
  • Walked682 (2.7%)
  • Other223 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit118 (0.5%)

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.