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Marion, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Marion is a Census city of 2,886 people across 10.57 square miles of land, in Perry County. Median household income is $35,842, 60.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Marion
What Marion is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.57 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land273
- County holding the largest share of its areaPerry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
How many people live in Marion
- Population2,886
- Median age34.2 plus or minus 15.7
- Population under 18380 plus or minus 209
- Share under 1813.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over590 plus or minus 163
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households998
- Family households747 plus or minus 155
- Share of households that are families74.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
Income and work in Marion
- Median household income$35,842
- Per capita income$15,461
- Civilian labor force831 plus or minus 248
- Employed747 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed84 plus or minus 111
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Adults 25 and over1,635
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
Housing in Marion
- Housing units1,053
- Occupied units998
- Vacant units55 plus or minus 85
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied602 plus or minus 194
- Renter occupied396 plus or minus 162
- Ownership rate60.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,700 plus or minus $74,438
- Median gross rent, monthly$588 plus or minus $121
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units540 plus or minus 138
- Share single family51.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more374 plus or minus 187
- Share in buildings of two or more35.5 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Mobile homes139 plus or minus 183
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
How Marion gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute645 plus or minus 212
- Commuting under 15 minutes331 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.3 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more281 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.6 percent plus or minus 26.8
- Drove alone78.5 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked11.3 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
SBA loans in Marion (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$19,800
- Average approval$19,800
- Median approval$19,800
- Largest approval$19,800
- Jobs supported5
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Marion, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Marion
Flood risk in Marion
- NFIP communityCity of Marion
- NFIP community number010313
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/11(M)
The City of Marion participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010313 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Perry County, not Marion
Perry County context, not Marion figures
- Establishments in Perry County117
- Covered employment, Perry County1,826
- Average annual pay, Perry County$42,082
- Housing units permitted, Perry County0
Every figure in this section is published for Perry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Marion.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Marion questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Marion, Alabama?
2,886, in 998 households. Marion city covers 10.57 square miles of land, which is 273 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Marion in?
Perry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Marion?
$35,842. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,700. Median gross rent is $588 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Marion businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $19,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $19,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Marion, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Marion borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Marion. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Marion in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Marion appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Marion, city of, community 010313, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Marion figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Perry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Marion.
Is zoning published for Marion?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.