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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Nebo · lowest
Nebo · lowest
$54,869 median HH income
- Marion · this city
Marion · this city
$55,783 median HH income
- Old Fort · highest
Old Fort · highest
$66,410 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.
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 .
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, .