Marion, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marion, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,600. 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-NC · Marion, NC 1 ZIPs · 30,600 pop · #19709/25278 · McDowell County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,783
  • RANK-LOWER #19709/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nebo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,600
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,000

Nearest income peer: Nebo, NC ( $914 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, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,600
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,783
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,783 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (28752) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marion as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Murphy is the closest lower-income city and Macclesfield 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's single ZIP 28752 carries the town

Marion is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28752 is the entire residential footprint (30,600 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Marion's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 636 establishments, 11,114 employees , annual payroll $516,323k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28752 (636 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (119) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Marion, NC

These ZIP codes sit in McDowell County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marion. See the McDowell County roll-up →

Every one of the 2 cities sharing McDowell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Marion, Old Fort among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Old Fort marks the far end of that range at $66,410, 19% above Marion.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28752 30,600 $55,783 636 48

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, .