Marion is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Marion area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Marion maintain a good economy.
Marion is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Marion who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.27% of the adults in Marion have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Marion in 2022 was $14,817, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $59,268 for a family of four. However, Marion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marion is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marion home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marion residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Marion include German, Irish, English, Jamaican, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Marion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
