Marion, Texas

Back to Marion, TX housing info, Guadalupe County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Marion, TX Guadalupe County Population in July 2008: 1,152. Population change since 2000: +4.8%   Males: 564   (49.0%) Females: 588   (51.0%) Median resident age:   33.5 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 78124. Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,506 (it was $36,635 in 2000) Marion:   $43,506 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,847 Marion:   $16,847 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,628 (it was $51,900 in 2000) Marion:   $89,628 Texas:   $120,900 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 78124 Marion, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Marion: White Non-Hispanic (54.9%) Hispanic (37.2%) Other race (16.0%) Black (6.0%) Two or more races (1.5%) American Indian (1.3%) Other Asian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Marion: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Marion, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Marion is mentioned 75 times on our forum: RACEWAY - Marion  (22 replies) If you're planning to move to Austin (especially from a bigger city)...  (244 replies) Hollywood and New York seem to bent on making Texas look bad  (65 replies) Everyone Moving from Ohio and Georgia to Texas??  (108 replies) Gone but not forgotten in San Antonio!  (5612 replies) Shooting ranges  (98 replies) Latest news from Marion, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.5%), United States (6.4%), English (6.2%), Irish (5.9%), French (2.0%), French Canadian (1.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 0.71 square miles. Population density: 1618 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 29.57 N, Longitude: 98.14 W

Area code: 830

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Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.60
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Marion, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Marion-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/20/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Marion city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people.

Marion-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from Marion center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from Marion center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Marion, TX

• Zuehl Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 4,000)
• H M Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)
• Saint's Strip Ultralight

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Church in Marion: Marion Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	80.6%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This city:	8.4%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marion, TX

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11.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,432 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.98%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,393 average AGI)

Guadalupe County:	0.31%
Texas average:	0.20%

from Bexar County, TX	4.26% ($46,524 average AGI)
from Comal County, TX	0.82% ($38,080)
from Hays County, TX	0.32% ($37,223)

8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.46%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,065 average AGI)

Guadalupe County:	0.15%
Texas average:	0.11%

to Bexar County, TX	2.57% ($36,025 average AGI)
to Comal County, TX	1.04% ($45,558)
to Hays County, TX	0.34% ($30,254)

• Tank Site 9 Km Nnw, Type: Tank, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WNUN591, Licensee ID: L00088139
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/01/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011, Certifier: Maggie Y Harding
  Registrant: City Of Marion, Marion, TX 78124, Phone: (210) 914-2391, Fax: (210) 420-4460
• Lat: 29.523833 Lon: -98.139611, Call Sign: WQFA608
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.337 MHz, 451.437 MHz, 452.037 MHz, 452.287 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/01/2006, Expiration Date: 06/01/2016, Certifier: Todd Zampese
  Registrant: Industrial Communications, 1019 East Euclid Street, San Antonio, TX 78212, Phone: (210) 226-3682, Fax: (210) 226-4072, Email:

• Fire: 22
• Hazardous Condition: 1