Marion is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 13,596 people and six associated neighborhoods, Marion is the 29th largest community in Arkansas.Marion is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Marion is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marion who work in management occupations (12.90%), office and administrative support (12.01%), and sales jobs (10.36%). Being a small city, Marion does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Marion is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.01% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Marion in 2022 was $37,483, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,932 for a family of four. However, Marion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Marion is an extremely 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marion include English, Irish, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Marion is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
