Marion County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:10,507more
Census 2010:10,546more
Census 2000:10,941more
Population of the County Seat (Jefferson)
Census 2010:2,106 
Census 2000:2,024 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN MARION COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Marion County:10,546more
Jefferson city (part):2,106more
Balance of Marion County:8,440more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:380.9more
Water Area:39.4more
Total Area:420.3more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:27.69more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:3.8%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:74.3%more
Percent African American Alone:22.1%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:1.0%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.5%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:2.1%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:18.9%more
65 and Older:21.8%more
85 and Older:2.1%more
Median Age:48.9more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$28,546more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$294,193,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$32,173more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:23.7%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:35.4%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$27,498more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$26,592 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$27,104 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$26,743 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$26,535 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:9.2more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:10.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:10.2 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:5.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:4.6 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.472028more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$965,137,560more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$655,767,700more
Total Actual Levy:$3,090,567more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$237,069more
CY 2010:$240,257 
CY 2009:$231,927 
CY 2008:$239,652 
CY 2007:$201,409 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$0more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$216,816more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$103,360more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$320,176more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):327 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):22 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:349more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):656 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):44 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:701more

Special Districts in Marion County.
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History of City Tax Rates in Marion County.

Airports in Marion County.
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Prisons in Marion County.