U.S. Beacon April 19, 2024

Marion, NC

Mcdowell County, North Carolina

Latitude: 35.683150     Longitude: -82.005855
Population 5,013 (2005)
Elevation of Marion, North Carolina: 1305 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3741420, place: Marion city, North Carolina)

Total Population: 4,943
Male: 2,239 (45.3%)
Female: 2,704 (54.7%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 279 (5.64%)
5 to 9 years: 280 (5.66%)
10 to 14 years: 292 (5.91%)
15 to 19 years: 284 (5.75%)
20 to 24 years: 291 (5.89%)
25 to 34 years: 692 (14%)
35 to 44 years: 669 (13.53%)
45 to 54 years: 615 (12.44%)
55 to 59 years: 259 (5.24%)
60 to 64 years: 265 (5.36%)
65 to 74 years: 462 (9.35%)
75 to 84 years: 426 (8.62%)
85 years and over: 129 (2.61%)

Median age: 40.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,918 (79.26%)
21 years and over: 3,748 (75.82%)
62 years and over: 1,160 (23.47%)
65 years and over: 1,017 (20.57%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,918 (79.26%)
--Male: 1,737 (35.14%)
--Female: 2,181 (44.12%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,017 (20.57%)
--Male: 319 (6.45%)
--Female: 698 (14.12%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,892 (98.97%)
--White: 3,972 (80.36%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 348 (7.04%)
--Black or African American: 521 (10.54%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 14 (0.28%)
--Asian: 52 (1.05%)
----Asian Indian: 9 (0.18%)
----Chinese: 7 (0.14%)
----Filipino: 7 (0.14%)
----Japanese: 2 (0.04%)
----Korean: 5 (0.1%)
----Vietnamese: 13 (0.26%)
----Other Asian: 9 (0.18%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.04%)
--Some other race: 189 (3.82%)
Two or more Races: 51 (1.03%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 348 (7.04%)
--Mexican: 315 (6.37%)
--Puerto Rican: 5 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.1%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 23 (0.47%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,595 (92.96%)
--White Alone: 3,972 (80.36%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,706 (95.21%)
--Householder: 2,146 (43.41%)
--Spouse: 883 (17.86%)
--Child: 1,180 (23.87%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 878 (17.76%)
--Other relatives: 304 (6.15%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 115 (2.33%)
--Nonrelatives: 193 (3.9%)
----Unmarried partner: 79 (1.6%)
Living in group quarters: 237 (4.79%)
--Institutionalized Population: 149 (3.01%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 88 (1.78%)
Total households: 2,146
Family households (families): 1,284 (59.83%)
----With own children under 18 years: 523 (24.37%)
--Married-couple families: 883 (41.15%)
----With own children under 18 years: 319 (14.86%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 313 (14.59%)
----With own children under 18 years: 165 (7.69%)
Nonfamily households: 862 (40.17%)
--Householder living alone: 794 (37%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 437 (20.36%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 605 (28.19%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 774 (36.07%)
Average household size: 2.19 people
Average family size: 2.84 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,351
Occupied housing units: 2,146 (91.28%)
Vacant housing units: 205 (8.72%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 20 (0.85%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6%
Occupied housing units: 2,146 (91.28%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,280 (54.44%)
Renter occupied housing units: 866 (36.84%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.27 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.08 people

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