Marana is a somewhat small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 13,443 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Marana is the 40th largest community in Arizona.

Much of the housing in Marana has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Marana economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Marana, where the median household income is $52,870.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marana is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marana is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marana who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.13%), management occupations (9.84%), and sales jobs (8.83%).

Also of interest is that Marana has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Being a small town, Marana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Marana Information and Demographics

The education level of Marana citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 29.15% of adults in Marana have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Marana in 2000 was $22,408, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,632 for a family of four.

Marana is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marana home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marana is White, followed by African-American. Marana also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.08% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Marana include German, English, Irish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, French, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Marana is English. Some people also speak Spanish.