Marion, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,290 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,290 (78 farm, 3,212 nonfarm))

Marion, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,384 (1,176 occupied: 773 owner occupied, 403 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 131 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $251 (lower quartile is $170, upper quartile is $337)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $186

Median gross rent in Marion, AL in 2007: $450

Housing units in Marion with a mortgage: 226 (0 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 298

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,871 (it was $51,300 in 2000)

Marion:	$78,871
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,273 - $123,837

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $101,464
Here: $101,464
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $18,345
Here: $18,345
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $36,747
Here: $36,747
State: $136,146

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,201,739
Here: $1,201,739
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $36,923
Here: $36,923
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,995

In family households: 2,654 (442 male householders, 386 female householders)
438 spouses, 1,102 children (1,047 natural, 8 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 31 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 341 (114 male householders (105 living alone)), 207 female householders (196 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 470 (175 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 338 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 301 1-person, 20 2-persons.

370 married couples with children.
382 single-parent households (43 men, 339 women).

95.2% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12 (0.3%)
(58.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 140 6 rooms: 190 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 93 9 or more rooms: 96

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 55 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 108 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 43 7 rooms: 23 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 120
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 233
1970 to 1979: 305
1960 to 1969: 166
1950 to 1959: 225
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 231

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 152 3 bedrooms: 449 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 102 2 bedrooms: 130 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 68 1 vehicle: 259 2 vehicles: 301 3 vehicles: 120 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 189 2 vehicles: 102 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Marion, AL:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 11
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 85
$60,000 to $69,999: 43
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 49
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 89
$150,000 to $174,999: 29
$175,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 to $249,999: 15
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Marion rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Marion:

Less than $100: 46 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 52
$250 to $299: 51
$300 to $349: 48
$350 to $399: 32
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 54

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Marion, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.0%
Number of people working at home: 16 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 96
5 to 9 minutes: 255
10 to 14 minutes: 193
15 to 19 minutes: 67
20 to 24 minutes: 32
25 to 29 minutes: 35
30 to 34 minutes: 69
35 to 39 minutes: 45
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 29
60 to 89 minutes: 36
90 or more minutes: 114

Marion mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 737 (74%)
Carpooled: 193 (19%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Walked: 48 (5%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 312
$10,000 to $14,999: 110
$15,000 to $19,999: 74
$20,000 to $24,999: 86
$25,000 to $29,999: 93
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 57
$40,000 to $44,999: 43
$45,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 86
$60,000 to $74,999: 76
$75,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 27
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1582

United States or American: 370

English: 169

Irish: 101

Subsaharan African:: 87

German: 68

African: 68

Scottish: 23

Scotch-Irish: 19

Ethiopian: 14

Canadian: 9

Danish: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

Jamaican: 6

Dutch: 5

British: 5

Nigerian: 5

Welsh: 4

Croatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (42%)
Ireland (33%)
Other South Eastern Asia (25%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2898
Northeast: 80
Midwest: 145
South: 276
West: 37

59% of Marion residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 21
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 223
Less than 1 year of college: 78
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
Associate degree: 47
Bachelor's degree: 54
Master's degree: 39
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 56
12th grade, no diploma: 113
High school graduate (or equivalency): 283
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 115
Associate degree: 52
Bachelor's degree: 120
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 27.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 31.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 29.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,158
Black householders: $19,365
Some other race householders: $13,362
Two or more races householders: $15,202
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $106,310

Marion household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Marion household income for Black householders

Marion household income for Two or more races householders

Marion marital status for males

Marion marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,501
Black or African American householders: $68,124

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 834
One, attached: 21
Two: 32
3 or 4: 95
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 34
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 298

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,978

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	11.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	14.0%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 127

Here:	35.1%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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