County population in 2014: 16,367 (all rural); it was 16,140 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,243 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,683 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,423 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,485 (it was 1,353 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
33%
Land area: 598 sq. mi.
Water area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Marion County: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2015: $34,710 ($26,737 in 1999)
This county:
$34,710
Arkansas:
$41,995
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $410 (lower quartile is $301, upper quartile is $529)
This county:
$410
State:
$521
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $111,490 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
Marion:
$111,490
Arkansas:
$120,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,940 - $180,470 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $810 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $308
Institutionalized population: 141
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 31
Thefts: 71
Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 31
Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $607 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $603 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.8%
(18.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 64.9% for Black residents, 43.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.6% for American Indian residents, 92.3% for other race residents, 18.4% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 18.6%
Marion County:
18.6%
Arkansas:
19.1%
(17.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 64.9% for Black residents, 44.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 3.3% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 17.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 51 years old
(Males: 50 years old, Females: 52 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 52 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32 years old, Other race residents: 15 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $380 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $600 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Marion County: Holly Island Gage (A), Hickory Donnick (B), Marys Chapel (C), Gravel Hill Church (D), Moark Landing (E), Corning National Fish Hatchery (F), Brown's Ferry Gage (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Marion County include: Thorn Grove Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Walnut Hill Church (C), Wanderers Home Church (D), White Valley Church (E), Austin Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Big T Church (H), Blooming Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Allen Cemetery (1), Nimmons Cemetery (2), Trovillon Cemetery (3), Leonard Cemetery (4), Richwoods Cemetery (5), Little Flock Cemetery (6), Black Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Woods Lake (A), Big Lake (B), Lost Lake (C), Beaver Pond (D), Peoples Lake (E), Alligator Hole (F), Allen Lake (G), Murphy Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Middle Slough (B), McNie Creek (C), Little River (D), Little Cane Creek (E), Little Black River (F), Kincaid Slough (G), Johnson Creek (H), Housman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 400 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 178 (64% naturalized citizens)
Marion County:
1.1%
Whole state:
2.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 8
1990 to 1994: 12
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 42
1965 to 1969: 107
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.6%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,976
One, attached: 81
Two: 83
3 or 4: 170
5 to 9: 111
10 to 19: 18
20 or more: 47
Mobile homes: 1,624
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 125
Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 1,648 (77 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,433
Here:
53.5% with mortgage
State:
60.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Marion County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
5,093
30
Mainline Protestant
917
8
Catholic
340
1
Other
3
1
None
10,300
-
Marion County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 4
Marion County:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
Marion County:
3.62 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:
6.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Marion County:
10.6%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
28.8%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.1%
State:
13.6%
Agriculture in Marion County:
Average size of farms: 272 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $39,645 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $17.39 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.78% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,088 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.24% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.40% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,161 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.77% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.71 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.11%
Tornado activity:
Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 3170903.2 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/16/1990, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person
Earthquake activity:
Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 139.4 miles away from Marion County center On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from the county center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 160.2 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from Marion County center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 163.9 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2015 to June 15, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4226: June 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 05, 2013 to December 07, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4160: January 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 08, 2013 to August 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4143: September 04, 2013, FEMA Id: 4143, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1861: December 03, 2009, FEMA Id: 1861, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1744: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 12, Tornadoes: 8, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Production occupations (16%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (20%)
United Kingdom (15%)
France (13%)
Germany (12%)
Austria (8%)
Hungary (4%)
Romania (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion County (%):
United States or American (23%)
German (18%)
English (14%)
Irish (13%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Italian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,468 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,116 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Walked: 123 (2%)
Other means: 74 (1%)
Worked at home: 223 (4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Marion County, Arkansas in 2000:
129 people in nursing homes
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
125 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
16 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $33,187.
7.49% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,352 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.49%
Arkansas average:
6.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($13,119 average AGI)
3.38% relocated from other states ($15,231 average AGI)
Marion County:
3.38%
Arkansas average:
3.02%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.18% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($30,083 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.18%
Arkansas average:
6.84%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($18,416 average AGI)
2.72% relocated to other states ($11,668 average AGI)
Marion County:
2.72%
Arkansas average:
2.91%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.3
Births per 1000 population in Marion County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population in Marion County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 20.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,318 (3,283 aged, 1,035 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 337 (10%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Marion County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (375)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (288)
Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (178)
2,475 married couples with children.
742 single-parent households (174 men, 568 women).
97.3% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $93,529,000 ($5,709 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $4,754,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,539,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,789,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $472,000 Federal grants: $13,948,000 Federal procurement contracts: $649,000 ($106,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,132,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $85,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,926,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,389,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 655
Here:
39 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 936
Here:
56 per 1000 residents
State:
53 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +909
Here:
+54 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Marion County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.85 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
5.6
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.3
Year house built
2014 or later: 124
2010 to 2013: 75
2000 to 2009: 1,532
1990 to 1999: 1,826
1980 to 1989: 1,424
1970 to 1979: 2,079
1960 to 1969: 814
1950 to 1959: 485
1940 to 1949: 459
1939 or earlier: 533
Note: State values scaled to Marion population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, Arkansas
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
no vehicle: 196
1 vehicle: 1,500
2 vehicles: 2,576
3 vehicles: 874
4 vehicles: 183
5+ vehicles: 94
no vehicle: 172
1 vehicle: 701
2 vehicles: 366
3 vehicles: 84
4 vehicles: 28
5+ vehicles: 2
56% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Arkansas.
Marion County:
55.9%
State average:
54.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,451
Northeast: 676
Midwest: 4,980
South: 2,459
West: 1,317
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Marion County
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