IWU's Living Circumstances

Marion Community Schools Overview

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion located in Marion Community Schools area. A total of 13,901 households are located in Marion Community Schools area. Among them, 3,786 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.76 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 7,058 and 9,387 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.30% (398) of residents are non-citizens and 3.24% (988) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Marion Community Schools, Indiana
Household	13,901
Population	30,501
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,786 (27.24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,058
Total Students	9,387
Pre-Kindergarten	683
Kindergarten	274
Grade 1-8	3,034
Grade 9-12	1,184
College/Graduate School	4,212
Veterans	28,119
Non-citizen	398
Non-English Home Language	988
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

28,767 residents are over the age of 16 and 15,891 people are in labor force. Among them, 15,880 people are in civilian labor force and 11 are in armed labor force. 14,540 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Marion Community Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,239	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,288	72.25%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,332	9.35%
Public transportation	30	0.21%
Walked	1,408	9.89%
Other method	268	1.88%
Worked from home	913	6.41%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,540	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,847	26.46%
Service	3,540	24.35%
Sales and office	3,174	21.83%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	653	4.49%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,326	22.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,540	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	64	0.44%
Construction	389	2.68%
Manufacturing	2,378	16.35%
Wholesale trade	171	1.18%
Retail trade	1,993	13.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	924	6.35%
Information	279	1.92%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	454	3.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	786	5.41%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,461	30.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,553	10.68%
Other services, except public administration	665	4.57%
Public administration	423	2.91%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,540	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,366	85.05%
Government workers	1,507	10.36%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	664	4.57%
Unpaid family workers	3	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $50,260 for the 13,901 households in Marion Community Schools area, Indiana. The average income of a single worker is $20,886. 30,933 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.15%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,901	-
Less than $10,000	1,173	8.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	921	6.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,407	17.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,138	15.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,174	15.64%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,368	17.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,088	7.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,232	8.86%
$150,000 - $199,999	200	1.44%
More than $200,000	200	1.44%
Median Household Income	$37,181	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$50,260	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,102	-
Less than $10,000	585	7.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	238	2.94%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,057	13.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,105	13.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,163	14.35%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,619	19.98%
$75,000 - $99,999	923	11.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,114	13.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	168	2.07%
More than $200,000	130	1.60%

Median Family Income	$48,255	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$60,839	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$20,886	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,408	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,408	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,938	-
With health insurance coverage	30,933	91.15%
Public coverage	16,977	50.02%
Private health insurance	19,497	57.45%
Without health insurance coverage	3,005	8.85%

Housing

There are 16,693 housing units in Marion Community Schools area, Indiana with 13,901 units (83.27%) occupied. 8,497 houses (61.13%) are occupied by owner and 5,404 houses (38.87%) are rented. The average housing value is $78,100 and the average rental cost is $681. 138 houses (0.83%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,011 houses (30.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,693	-
Occupied	13,901	83.27%
Owner Occupied	8,497	61.13%
Renter Occupied	5,404	38.87%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,061	72.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	339	2.03%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,550	21.27%
Mobile Homes	743	4.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,693	-
Built 2014 or later	138	0.83%
Built 2010 - 2013	95	0.57%
Built 2000 - 2009	744	4.46%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,428	8.55%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,218	7.30%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,486	14.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,584	15.48%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,989	17.91%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,011	30.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,693	-
1 room	216	1.29%
2 rooms	313	1.88%
3 rooms	1,518	9.09%
4 rooms	2,261	13.54%
5 rooms	3,557	21.31%
6 rooms	3,357	20.11%
7 rooms	2,187	13.10%
8 rooms	1,521	9.11%
9 rooms or more	1,763	10.56%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,693	-
no bedroom	248	1.49%
1 bedroom	2,243	13.44%
2 bedrooms	4,385	26.27%
3 bedrooms	7,358	44.08%
4 bedrooms	1,842	11.03%
5 bedrooms or more	617	3.70%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,497	-
Less than $50,000	2,155	25.36%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,110	36.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,546	18.19%
$150,000 - $199,999	894	10.52%
$200,000 - $299,999	453	5.33%
$300,000 - $499,999	221	2.60%
$500,000 - $999,999	107	1.26%
$1,000,000 or more	11	0.13%
Median House Value	$78,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,155	-
Less than $500	1,055	20.47%
$500 - $999	3,534	68.55%
$1,000 - $1,499	412	7.99%
$1,500 - $1,999	60	1.16%
$2,000 - $2,499	94	1.82%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$681	-

Demographic

A total of 34,655 people lives in Marion Community Schools area, Indiana with 16,169 male and 18,486 female. The males to female ratio is 46.66 to 53.34. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	34,655	-
Male	16,169	46.66%
Female	18,486	53.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	34,655	-
Under 5 years	1,914	5.52%
5 - 9 years	1,889	5.45%
10 - 14 years	1,774	5.12%
15 - 19 years	2,639	7.62%
20 - 24 years	3,745	10.81%
25 - 34 years	3,972	11.46%
35 - 44 years	3,207	9.25%
45 - 54 years	3,997	11.53%
55 - 59 years	2,477	7.15%
60 - 64 years	2,525	7.29%
65 - 74 years	3,449	9.95%
75 - 84 years	1,961	5.66%
85 years and older	1,106	3.19%
Median Age	39.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	34,655	-
One Race	33,378	96.32%
White	28,251	81.52%
Black or African American	4,387	12.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native	38	0.11%
Asian	362	1.04%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	340	0.98%

Two or more races	1,277	3.68%
White and Black or African American	634	1.83%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	240	0.69%
White and Asian	78	0.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	33	0.10%