Moving to Marion, Indiana

About Marion, Indiana
Marion

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 28,310 as of the 2020 census. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War.

The city is home to Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and Indiana's largest private university, when online and regional campuses in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois are included. The traditional campus enrolls about 2,800 students. Marion is the birthplace of actor James Dean and cartoonist Jim Davis, and was the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993. Ronald Douglas Morrell Jr. is the city's first African American mayor and has been mayor since 2024.

Gender
Gender Marion Indiana Country
Female 54.2% 50.7% 50.8%
Male 45.8% 49.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Marion Indiana Country
Less than $10,000 10.9% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 15% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.8% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.7% 13.6% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16.2% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 6.9% 13.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.7% 14.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.9% 5.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.8% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Marion Indiana Country
< 9th Grade 6% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 11% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 33% 27.0%
Other College 23% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Marion Indiana Country
White 73.5% 78.4% 60.1%
African American 14.8% 9.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.1% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.1% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.5% 7.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity