Marion, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,048 (Urban population: 6,020 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 28 (all nonfarm))

Marion, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,816 (2,634 occupied: 1,495 owner occupied, 1,139 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	32%

Housing density: 678 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $373 (lower quartile is $276, upper quartile is $482)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $314

Median gross rent in Marion, VA in 2007: $437

Housing units in Marion with a mortgage: 725 (117 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 649

Marion,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $154,707 (it was $65,900 in 2000)

Marion:	$154,707
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,961 - $219,728

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,876
Here: $165,876
State: $357,398

In 2-unit structures: $226,701
Here: $226,701
State: $295,743

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $311,757
Here: $311,757
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $17,981
Here: $17,981
State: $37,843

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,549

In family households: 4,449 (1,155 male householders, 439 female householders)
1,151 spouses, 1,443 children (1,386 natural, 7 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 15 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,100 (387 male householders (355 living alone)), 644 female householders (609 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 820 (363 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 830 2-persons, 403 3-persons, 253 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 964 1-person, 67 2-persons.

650 married couples with children.
433 single-parent households (94 men, 339 women).

96.9% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 52 (0.8%)
(90.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion, Virginia:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 162 5 rooms: 351 6 rooms: 404 7 rooms: 247 8 rooms: 156 9 or more rooms: 156

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion, Virginia:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 59 3 rooms: 134 4 rooms: 357 5 rooms: 318 6 rooms: 150 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 375
1970 to 1979: 454
1960 to 1969: 357
1950 to 1959: 689
1940 to 1949: 355
1939 or earlier: 519

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 362 3 bedrooms: 798 4 bedrooms: 210 5 or more bedrooms: 98

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 261 2 bedrooms: 571 3 bedrooms: 225 4 bedrooms: 53 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: 109 1 vehicle: 462 2 vehicles: 577 3 vehicles: 261 4 vehicles: 65 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 295 1 vehicle: 599 2 vehicles: 209 3 vehicles: 30 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Marion, VA:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 63
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 55
$30,000 to $34,999: 83
$35,000 to $39,999: 110
$40,000 to $49,999: 194
$50,000 to $59,999: 97
$60,000 to $69,999: 100
$70,000 to $79,999: 126
$80,000 to $89,999: 150
$90,000 to $99,999: 118
$100,000 to $124,999: 117
$125,000 to $149,999: 52
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 15
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Marion rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Marion:

Less than $100: 56 people
$100 to $149: 33
$150 to $199: 46
$200 to $249: 66
$250 to $299: 86
$300 to $349: 117
$350 to $399: 196
$400 to $449: 126
$450 to $499: 104
$500 to $549: 95
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 14
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 15
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 6
$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: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 13 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Marion, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.6%
Number of people working at home: 48 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 156
5 to 9 minutes: 831
10 to 14 minutes: 494
15 to 19 minutes: 482
20 to 24 minutes: 108
25 to 29 minutes: 56
30 to 34 minutes: 145
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 30
45 to 59 minutes: 25
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 48

Marion mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,022 (79%)
Carpooled: 411 (16%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Walked: 23 (1%)
Other means: 43 (2%)
Worked at home: 48 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 430
$10,000 to $14,999: 239
$15,000 to $19,999: 265
$20,000 to $24,999: 350
$25,000 to $29,999: 171
$30,000 to $34,999: 216
$35,000 to $39,999: 97
$40,000 to $44,999: 156
$45,000 to $49,999: 87
$50,000 to $59,999: 197
$60,000 to $74,999: 153
$75,000 to $99,999: 141
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 39

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1801

German: 556

English: 431

Other groups: 388

Scotch-Irish: 186

Irish: 165

European: 87

Scottish: 83

Italian: 70

Dutch: 49

Arab:: 35

Lebanese: 35

French Canadian: 26

Subsaharan African:: 24

Welsh: 23

French (except Basque): 15

Ethiopian: 14

Swiss: 14

Norwegian: 13

Polish: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Swedish: 11

African: 10

Czech: 9

Danish: 8

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

Ghana (44%)
Ethiopia (27%)
Lebanon (19%)
Vietnam (10%)

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

This state: 4787
Northeast: 138
Midwest: 106
South: 1162
West: 104

56% of Marion residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 41
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 119
9th grade: 51
10th grade: 203
11th grade: 148
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 630
Less than 1 year of college: 126
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 193
Associate degree: 83
Bachelor's degree: 287
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 35

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 63
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 61
7th and 8th grade: 313
9th grade: 77
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 650
Less than 1 year of college: 246
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 272
Associate degree: 76
Bachelor's degree: 251
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,382
Black householders: $26,624
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,769
Asian householders: $3,417
Two or more races householders: $6,457
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,526

Marion household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Marion household income for Black householders

Marion household income for Two or more races householders

Marion household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Marion marital status for males

Marion marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $148,258
Black or African American householders: $74,570
Hispanic or Latino householders: $165,467

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,055
One, attached: 12
Two: 108
3 or 4: 145
5 to 9: 141
10 to 19: 191
20 to 49: 54
50 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 102

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,856

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Electricity (25%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	1.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

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

Here:	1.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	20.6%

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)

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