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Population (year 2000): 26,294. Estimated
population in July 2005: 30,233 (+15.0% change)
Males: 12,768 (48.6%), Females: 13,526 (51.4%)
Linn County
Zip code:
52302
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $48,591 (year 2000)
Median house value: $105,200 (year 2000)
Races in Marion:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (40.0%), Irish (16.7%),
English (11.4%), Norwegian (5.8%), United States (5.5%), Czech
(4.9%).
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 12.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marion
- High school or higher: 92.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marion city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 59.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5,766 (+28.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Marion:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS,
IA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
- JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
ANAMOSA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marion:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 13 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 66 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marion:
- MARION (about 6 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
- AMANA (about 26 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 29 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
College/University in Marion:
- IOWA REAL ESTATE SCHOOL OF CEDAR RAPIDS
(Location: 770 7TH AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marion:
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 27 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; FAYETTE, IA;
FT enrollment: 3,173)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 79
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Public high schools in Marion:
- LINN-MAR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,289;
Location: 3111 N 10TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 606; Location:
675 S 15TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Marion:
- GRACE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location:
1461 EAST POST ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Marion:
- EXCELSIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 882;
Location: 3555 N 10TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAK RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 575; Location:
4901 ALBURNETT ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- VERNON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 506;
Location: 1301 5TH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WILKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 461;
Location: 2127 27TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- INDIAN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
406; Location: 2900 INDIAN CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- STARRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 398;
Location: 700 S 15TH STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- NOVAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 370;
Location: 2999 N 10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- FRANCIS MARION INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
251; Location: 2301 3RD AVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198;
Location: 1400 10TH AVE; Grades: PK - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Marion:
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location:
1430 14TH ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Marion:
- MARION PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$904,697; Location: 1095 6TH AVE.; 100,798 books; 5,607
audio materials; 6,063 video materials; 282 serial
subscriptions)
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