County population in 2016: 10,533 (all rural); it was 10,941 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,405 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,232 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,783 Renter-occupied apartments: 958 (it was 827 in 2000)
% of renters here:
18%
State:
36%
Land area: 381 sq. mi.
Water area: 39.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 28 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 2016: $36,613 ($25,347 in 1999)
This county:
$36,613
Texas:
$56,565
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $444 (lower quartile is $254, upper quartile is $660)
This county:
$444
State:
$809
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $101,404 (it was $41,000 in 2000)
Marion:
$101,404
Texas:
$161,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,237 - $168,986 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,064 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $311
Institutionalized population: 167
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 1
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 39
Burglaries: 84
Thefts: 95
Auto thefts: 27
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 9
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 101
Thefts: 82
Auto thefts: 23
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,439 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $633 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 20.3%
Marion County:
20.3%
Texas:
15.6%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.5% for Black residents, 7.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.3% for American Indian residents, 34.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 49.6 years old
(Males: 49.6 years old, Females: 49.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 51.5 years old, Black residents: 44.0 years old, American Indian residents: 69.0 years old, Asian residents: 8.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 39.7 years old, Other race residents: 57.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $406 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.
Current college students: 238 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 93 (57.5% naturalized citizens)
Marion County:
0.9%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 9
2000 to 2009: 25
1990 to 1999: 5
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 0
Before 1970: 23
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,901
One, attached: 27
Two: 164
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 55
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 2,128
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62
Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 1,204 (13 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,326
Here:
33.3% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Marion County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,477
19
Mainline Protestant
451
8
Catholic
407
1
Black Protestant
300
3
Other
4
1
None
6,907
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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: 1
Marion County:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:
2.81 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Marion County:
6.55 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
4.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Marion County:
12.2%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
29.2%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.1%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Marion County:
Average size of farms: 237 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16,218 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $103.52 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.79% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14,219 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.06% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.20% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24,792 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.84% Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.24 Vegetables: 20 harvested acres Land in orchards: 49 acres
Earthquake activity:
Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 207.8 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) earthquake occurred 210.2 miles away from the county center On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 173.9 miles away from the county center 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 305.8 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 369.0 miles away from Marion County center On 1/18/1995 at 15:51:39, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 228.6 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 07, 2016 to March 29, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4266: March 19, 2016, FEMA Id: 4266, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Texas Bear Creek Fire, Incident Period: September 04, 2011 to October 24, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 06, 2011, FEMA Id: 2965, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: August 30, 2011 to December 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4029: September 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 4029, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to October 02, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1791: September 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 1791, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Fire Emergency, Incident Period: February 23, 1996 to September 19, 1996, Emergency Declared EM-3117: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 3117, Natural disaster type: Fire
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (14%)
Management occupations (10%)
Production occupations (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Management occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (47%)
Cuba (33%)
Colombia (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Korea (4%)
Germany (3%)
Ireland (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion County (%):
American (48%)
English (4%)
German (3%)
African (2%)
Irish (2%)
European (1%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 1,754 (75.0%)
Carpooled: 232 (9.9%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 59 (2.5%)
Walked: 45 (1.9%)
Worked at home: 263 (11.2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
68 people in nursing homes
21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
102 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
65 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $39,074.
9.26% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,412 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.26%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.67% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,701 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($8,714 average AGI)
Marion County:
2.59%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.00% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.00%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.01% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,574 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($8,977 average AGI)
Marion County:
1.99%
Texas average:
2.01%
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: 10.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.1
Births per 1000 population in Marion County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 15.3
Deaths per 1000 population in Marion County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 25.5% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.6%
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: 2,383 (1,914 aged, 469 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 277 (13%)
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, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (236)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (192)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (68)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (53)
Congestive heart failure (13)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (11)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,224 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,114 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 46
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,533
In family households: 8,421 (1,440 male householders, 1,331 female householders)
2,247 spouses, 2,526 children (2,189 natural, 116 adopted, 222 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 137 other relatives, 123 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,977 (799 male householders (718 living alone)), 933 female householders (846 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 139
Size of family households: 1,482 2-persons, 725 3-persons, 273 4-persons, 224 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,565 1-person, 158 2-persons, 8 4-persons.
1,160 married couples with children.
364 single-parent households (0 men, 364 women).
96.6% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,093,000 ($7,116 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $6,121,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,194,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,476,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $139,000 Federal grants: $27,016,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,606,000 ($3,242,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,661,000 ($1,279,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $69,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $972,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,377,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 601
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 742
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +21
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +172
Here:
+16 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Marion County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.76 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 157
2010 to 2013: 224
2000 to 2009: 796
1990 to 1999: 1,374
1980 to 1989: 796
1970 to 1979: 1,250
1960 to 1969: 858
1950 to 1959: 290
1940 to 1949: 271
1939 or earlier: 367
Note: State values scaled to Marion population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
no vehicle: 145
1 vehicle: 1,083
2 vehicles: 1,557
3 vehicles: 421
4 vehicles: 175
5+ vehicles: 82
no vehicle: 88
1 vehicle: 577
2 vehicles: 223
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
88% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Texas.
Marion County:
88.5%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,778
Other state: 3,541
Northeast: 309
Midwest: 731
South: 1,849
West: 657
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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