Population: 892. Estimated population in July 2020: 833 (-6.6% change)
Males: 416 (46.6%), Females: 476 (53.4%)
Turner County
Zip code: 57043
Median resident age: 44.3 years
Median household income: $36,406
Median house value: $42,000
Races in Marion:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (61.2%), Dutch (8.7%), Danish (8.3%), Irish (7.4%), Norwegian (5.7%), English (5.2%).
Elevation: 1440 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Marion
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Marion city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 16.3%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+7.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Marion:
- FREEMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 16 miles; FREEMAN, SD)
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 19 miles; VIBORG, SD)
- AVERA MCKENNAN HOSP&UNIVERSITY HLTH CT (about 37 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marion:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 36 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 38 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 68 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marion:
- MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 32 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
- MADISON MUNI (about 42 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
- HOWARD MUNI (about 45 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marion:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 48 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
Schools
Public high school in Marion:
- MARION HI SCH (Students: 101; Location: 100 S CEDAR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Marion:
- MARION ELEM (Students: 126; Location: 100 S CEDAR; Grades: PK – 06)
- MARION JR HI (Students: 46; Location: 100 S CEDAR; Grades: 07 – 08)