Marion County, IA

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2023 Population

33,551

0.191% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

About

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None of the households in Marion County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Central College (259 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Marion County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Marion County, IA was N/A per household.

Marion County, IA borders Jasper County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Polk County, IA, and Warren County, IA.

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Economy

The economy of Marion County, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Marion County, IA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marion County, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marion County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marion County, IA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marion County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Marion County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,000), Information ($77,109), and Public Administration ($76,229).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,583), Public Administration ($50,767), and Manufacturing ($49,670).

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
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Construction
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Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

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Manufacturing
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Health Care and Social Assistance
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Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marion County, IA went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.21%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.21%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marion County, IA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Marion County, IA are White (237 and 91.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (7 and 2.7%), Unknown (6 and 2.32%), and Asian (4 and 1.54%).

The largest universities in Marion County, IA by number of degrees awarded are Central College (259 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Exercise Physiology (39 and NaNk%), General Business Administration & Management (31 and NaNk%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (19 and NaNk%).

Completions

Universities

Gender

Central College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

259 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Central College with 259 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 136 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Marion County, IA, which is 1.11 times more than the 123 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 237 degrees mean that there were 33.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Marion County, IA have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marion County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Marion County, IA is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Marion County, IA was Census Tract 304.02 with a value of $95,625, followed by Census Tract 304.01 and Census Tract 306, with respective values of $79,736 and $77,667.

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Marion County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.03%.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 304.02
Census Tract 304.01
Census Tract 306

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Marion County, IA was Census Tract 304.02 with a value of $95,625, followed by Census Tract 304.01 and Census Tract 306, with respective values of $79,736 and $77,667.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marion County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Marion County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marion County, IA is from Marion County, IA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Marion County, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.1%)
Worked At Home (9.74%)
Carpooled (5.76%)

In 2023, 79.1% of workers in Marion County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.74%) and those who carpooled to work (5.76%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marion County, IA have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Marion County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marion County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Marion County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marion County, IA have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Marion County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.03%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marion County, IA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Marion County, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marion County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.