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Marion, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Marion is a Census town of 5,670 people across 4.79 square miles of land, in Smyth County. Median household income is $40,896, 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Marion
What Marion is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.79 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,183
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmyth 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
- Population5,670
- Median age44.8
- Population under 18989 plus or minus 202
- Share under 1817.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over1,241
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Households2,431
- Family households1,299
- Share of households that are families53.4 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$40,896 plus or minus $8,285
- Per capita income$31,370
- Civilian labor force2,499
- Employed2,380
- Unemployed119 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over4,035
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Marion
- Housing units2,803
- Occupied units2,431
- Vacant units372 plus or minus 138
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied1,309
- Renter occupied1,122
- Ownership rate53.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$714
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,853
- Share single family66.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more927 plus or minus 198
- Share in buildings of two or more33.1 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute2,133
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,375
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more393 plus or minus 147
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home9.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Marion
SBA loans in Marion (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,450,100
- Average approval$690,020
- Median approval$360,100
- Largest approval$1,335,000
- Jobs supported35
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises40.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
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 communityTown of Marion
- NFIP community number510223
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Town of Marion participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510223 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.
Smyth County, not Marion
Smyth County context, not Marion figures
- Establishments in Smyth County499
- Covered employment, Smyth County11,649
- Average annual pay, Smyth County$48,271
- Housing units permitted, Smyth County40
Every figure in this section is published for Smyth 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, Virginia?
5,670, in 2,431 households. Marion town covers 4.79 square miles of land, which is 1,183 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?
Smyth 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?
$40,896. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,500. Median gross rent is $714 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?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $360,100. 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, town of, community 510223, 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 Smyth 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.
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