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Population (year 2000): 4,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,013 (+1.4% change)
Males: 2,239 (45.3%), Females: 2,704 (54.7%)
McDowell County
Zip code:
28752
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $24,753 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,600 (year 2000)
Races in Marion:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
- Black (10.5%)
- Hispanic (7.0%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.4%), Irish (8.3%),
German (6.9%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%), Scottish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1395 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marion
- High school or higher: 67.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marion city
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 12.1%
6.3% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+1.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Marion:
- MCDOWELL HOSPITAL,THE (100 RANKIN DRIVE P O
BOX 730)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Marion:
- SPRUCE PINE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
SPRUCE PINE, NC)
- BROUGHTON HOSP (about 21 miles; MORGANTON, NC)
- BROUGHTON HOSPITAL-MEDICAL UNIT (about 21 miles;
MORGANTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marion:
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 41 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 44 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 57 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marion:
- SHIFLET FIELD (about 3 miles; MARION, NC; ID: 9A9)
- AVERY COUNTY/MORRISON FIELD/ (about 18 miles; SPRUCE
PINE, NC; ID: 7A8)
- RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 19 miles;
RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)
College/University in Marion:
- MCDOWELL TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 667; Location: 54 Universal Dr;
Public; Website: www.mcdowelltech.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marion:
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 39
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 39 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
49 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
Public high school in Marion:
- MCDOWELL HIGH (Students: 1,303; Location: 600
MCDOWELL HIGH SCH RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Marion:
- MARION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 131;
Location: P O BOX 1045; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Marion:
- WEST MCDOWELL JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 875;
Location: 346 WEST MCDOWELL JR HIGH RD; Grades: 07 - 09)
- EAST MCDOWELL JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 744;
Location: 676 STATE STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
- WEST MARION ELEMENTARY (Students: 571;
Location: 820 MARLER ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- PLEASANT GARDENS ELEMENTARY (Students: 544;
Location: 100 JOHN ROACH DRIVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 443; Location:
1545 OLD HWY 221 SOUTH; Grades: KG - 06)
- MARION ELEMENTARY (Students: 409; Location:
209 ROBERT STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- EASTFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 340;
Location: 170 EASTFIELD SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- NORTH COVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 170;
Location: 324 NORTH COVE ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Marion:
- MCDOWELL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $566,414; Location: 90 WEST COURT STREET;
110,854 books; 3,061 audio materials; 3,466 video
materials; 251 serial subscriptions)
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