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Marion, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marion, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 36,980. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MARION-IA · Marion, IA 1 ZIPs · 36,980 pop · #6887/25278 · Linn County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $87,983
  • RANK-UPPER #6887/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,980
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $244,400

Nearest income peer: Central City, IA ( $1,197 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Marion

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Marion on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Marion, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 27%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,980
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$87,983
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 52302 (36,980 residents). Household income $87,983 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marion as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Homestead is the closest lower-income city and Conrad the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Marion.

Population concentration

Marion reads through its lone ZIP, 52302

36,980 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52302 is not the leading code inside Marion, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Marion's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 804 establishments, 10,010 employees , annual payroll $463,926k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52302 (804 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (119) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Marion, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Linn County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marion. See the Linn County roll-up →

Marion sits in the lower half of Linn County on income: Mount Vernon, Center Point and Lisbon report more, Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha and Coggon report less. Robins marks the far end of that range at $125,347, 42% above Marion.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52302 36,980 $87,983 804 192
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Marion roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Marion, .