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Marion County Demographics

Land Area 943 Square Miles
   
Population (2007 Estimate) 12,238
Percent of the population under 18 21.8%
Percent of the population 18 - 64 57.5%
Percent of the population 65 and over 20.7%
   
Employment (Population aged 16 and over)  
   
In Labor Force 6511
Employed 6324 (60.4%)
Unemployed 187 (1.8%)
Not in the labor force 3958 (37.8%)
   
COMMUTING TO WORK
 
 
Workers 16 years and over
6,236
 
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
4,697
 
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
586
 
Public transportation (including taxicab)
41
 
Walked
419
 
Other means
63
 
Worked at home
430
 
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.1
 
 
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
6,324
 
     
OCCUPATION
 
     
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,029
 
Service occupations
1,067
 
Sales and office occupations
1,171
 
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
138
 
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
699
 
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,220
 
 
 
INDUSTRY
 
     
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
650
 
Construction
410
 
Manufacturing
1,053
 
Wholesale trade
197
 
Retail trade
599
 
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
347
 
Information
94
 
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
257
 
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
183
 
Educational, health and social services
1,722
 
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
362
 
Other services (except public administration)
293
 
Public administration
157
 
 
 
CLASS OF WORKER
 
     
Private wage and salary workers
4,525
 
Government workers
923
 
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
815
 
Unpaid family workers
61
 
 
 
INCOME IN 1999
 
     
Households
5,082
 
Less than $10,000
418
 
$10,000 to $14,999
409
 
$15,000 to $24,999
934
 
$25,000 to $34,999
814
 
$35,000 to $49,999
1,046
 
$50,000 to $74,999
971
 
$75,000 to $99,999
310
 
$100,000 to $149,999
116
 
$150,000 to $199,999
46
 
$200,000 or more
18
 
Median household income (dollars)
34,500
 
 
 
With earnings
4,032
 
Mean earnings (dollars)
38,748
 
With Social Security income
1,852
 
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,377
 
With Supplemental Security Income
154
 
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,813
 
With public assistance income
108
 
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
1,168
 
With retirement income
673
 
Mean retirement income (dollars)
12,609
 
 
 
Families
3,667
 
     
Less than $10,000
108
 
$10,000 to $14,999
166
 
$15,000 to $24,999
539
 
$25,000 to $34,999
602
 
$35,000 to $49,999
875
 
$50,000 to $74,999
911
 
$75,000 to $99,999
299
 
$100,000 to $149,999
110
 
$150,000 to $199,999
46
 
$200,000 or more
11
 
Median family income (dollars)
$41,386
 
   
Housing  
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
 
1-unit, detached
4,850
1-unit, attached
72
2 units
105
3 or 4 units
116
5 to 9 units
31
10 to 19 units
63
20 or more units
134
Mobile home
501
Boat, RV, van, etc.
10
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
 
1999 to March 2000
73
1995 to 1998
241
1990 to 1994
279
1980 to 1989
429
1970 to 1979
753
1960 to 1969
571
1940 to 1959
1,185
1939 or earlier
2,351
 
ROOMS
 
1 room
22
2 rooms
108
3 rooms
329
4 rooms
791
5 rooms
1,249
6 rooms
1,215
7 rooms
885
8 rooms
623
9 or more rooms
660
Median (rooms)
5.9
 
Occupied Housing Units
5,114
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
 
1999 to March 2000
658
1995 to 1998
1,313
1990 to 1994
891
1980 to 1989
890
1970 to 1979
589
1969 or earlier
773
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
 
None
258
1
1,420
2
2,028
3 or more
1,408
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
 
Utility gas
3,357
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,088
Electricity
417
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
39
Coal or coke
0
Wood
201
Solar energy
0
Other fuel
12
No fuel used
0
 
Specified owner-occupied units
2,770
 
VALUE
 
Less than $50,000
1,326
$50,000 to $99,999
1,027
$100,000 to $149,999
334
$150,000 to $199,999
66
$200,000 to $299,999
17
$300,000 to $499,999
0
$500,000 to $999,999
0
$1,000,000 or more
0
Median (dollars)
52,300
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
 
With a mortgage
1,345
Less than $300
21
$300 to $499
277
$500 to $699
384
$700 to $999
447
$1,000 to $1,499
196
$1,500 to $1,999
18
$2,000 or more
2
Median (dollars)
694
Not mortgaged
1,425
Median (dollars)
237
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE
    OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
 
Less than 15 percent
1,352
15 to 19 percent
582
20 to 24 percent
317
25 to 29 percent
179
30 to 34 percent
96
35 percent or more
232
Not computed
12
 
Specified renter-occupied units
933
 
GROSS RENT
 
Less than $200
139
$200 to $299
102
$300 to $499
427
$500 to $749
143
$750 to $999
13
$1,000 to $1,499
2
$1,500 or more
0
No cash rent
107
Median (dollars)
374
 
Education  
   
Percent of population, age 25 and over, that are high school graduates 84.4%
Percent of population, age 25 and over, that have a Bachelors Degree or higher 17.9%
Average travel time to work of workers age 16 and over 20.1 minutes
Housing Units 6049
Homeownership rate 79.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units $53,200
Median household income $35,106
   
Business Facts  
   
Type of Business
Annual Payroll
Number of Businesses
 
Mining
$1,905,000
3
Construction
$2,250,000
24
Manufacturing
$7,501,000
26
Wholesale trade
$5,946,000
15
Retail trade
$6,664,000
66
Information
$794,000
6
Finance & insurance
$4,194,000
26
Real estate & rental & leasing
$310,000
9
Professional, scientific & technical services
$3,808,000
19
Health care and social assistance
$13,187,000
29
Arts, entertainment & recreation
$64,000
4
Accommodation & food services
$1,679,000
27
Other services (except public administration)
%2,938,000
58