Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Marion, against 20% in Louisiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 163 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower January low than Marion. Hopkins House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Marion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Marion beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 226 in 1910, a peak of 989 in 1980, 623 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Marion.
57% of Marion households live in a home they own, below both the Louisiana town median (68%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Home values are up 9% over the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Farmerville (16%), Monroe (14%) and West Monroe (3%). For most workers, Marion is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Employers in Marion added 69 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 165.
| Marion | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marion has lost 4.6% of its people since 2020, down to 595 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide). The midpoint age for Marion comes to 45.8 years. 26% never finished high school.
| Marion | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.8 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 20% | 29% |
Somewhere between 49% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Marion’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.4 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Marion | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.6% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 26.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Marion after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 58% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. No violent or property crimes were reported in Marion in 2025.
Marion is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just over one in ten adults binge drink in Marion. Of 32 CDC measures, Marion beats the Louisiana average on 2 and trails it on 17. In Marion, 23% of adults have diabetes, and 55% have high blood pressure.
| Marion | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 55% | 44% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marion | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.3% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 78.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 7.3% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Marion; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Marion residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Marion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Marion.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Marion is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marion had a population of 623. This population includes the village of Truxno in the northwestern corner of the city limits. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marion has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
5 notable people were born here, including John David Crow and Lee Emmett Thomas.
