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MARION, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Perry
Elevation: 376 feet
Land Area: 10.6 square miles
Population Density: 311 people per square mile
Races (City): Black (62.5%), White Non-Hispanic (36.1%), Hispanic (1.0%), Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (10.5%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.3%), Subsaharan African (2.5%), German (2.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (41.6 miles , pop. 77,906)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (63.4 miles , pop. 201,568)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (516.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Hamburg, AL (2.3 miles ), Sprott, AL (3.3 miles ), Heiberger, AL (3.3 miles ), Newbern, AL (3.6 miles ), Mount Herman Valley, AL (4.0 miles ), Greensboro, AL (4.1 miles ), Uniontown, AL (4.1 miles ), Prairie Eden-Newbern, AL (4.4 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Marion: Vaiden Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,675, Local Ops: 396)
Marion Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Number of college students above state average.
MARION, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 68.50%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.30%
Colleges/Universities in Marion:
JUDSON COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 288, Location: 302 BIBB ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.judson.edu MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 175, Location: 1101 WASHINGTON ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.marionmilitary.org)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Marion:
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, Full-time enrollment: 3,635 UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO about 43 miles, MONTEVALLO, AL, FT enrollment: 2,651 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA about 50 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 17,453 COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE about 60 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 126,963 ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY about 65 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 4,359 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY about 66 miles, BIRMINGHAM, AL, FT enrollment: 4,106 FAULKNER UNIVERSITY about 66 miles, MONTGOMERY, AL, FT enrollment: 2,283
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