Marion County, West Virginia

Marion County has a population of 55,909 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $166,700, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $67,370.

Home price
$166,700
Income
$67,370
Population
55,909
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$166,700county
Median gross rent$932county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198069.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,175county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,007county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$838county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,235county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$67,370county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate13.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.5%county
Economic output per resident$54,525county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.59%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport42288county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths10.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.8%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment7112county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools5county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.4%county
Frequent mental distress20.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population55,909county
Land area in square miles309county
People per square mile of land181.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store11.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents224county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in1,239county
Households that moved away1,168county
Average income of arriving households$47,855county
Average income of departing households$53,445county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days180 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use892 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.1%county
Homes heated by propane3.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk85.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.5county
Landslide risk86.2county
Hail risk68.5county
Earthquake risk42.1county
Tornado risk30.9county
Tropical cyclone risk58.8county
Extreme heat risk37.8county
Winter weather risk43.9county
Strong wind risk47.8county
Wildfire risk30.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Marion County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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