About Marion

Marion is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 5,123 people and just one neighborhood, Marion is the 251st largest community in Massachusetts.

Marion is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Marion is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marion who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.43%), teaching (13.35%), and management occupations (12.27%).

In addition, Marion is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Marion is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Marion a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Marion has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Marion's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Marion is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Marion, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Marion is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Marion Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Marion. 49.26% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Marion in 2000 was $37,265, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,060 for a family of four. However, Marion contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Marion home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marion is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marion include Irish, English, Portuguese, Italian, Cape Verdean, German, Scottish, Norwegian, French Canadian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Marion is English.