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Marion, Texas. Marion is located eleven miles from west Seguin in western Guadalupe County. It was named in honor of Marion Dove, whose grandfather, owned a plantation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway passed through in 1877.
Before the town was laid out, the area was a camp for railroad workers. Town lots were auctioned off in June 1877, and German settlers moved to the area from a settlement on Santa Clara Creek. By the mid-1880s Marion had steam, grist, and saw mills, two cotton gins, four general stores, a church, a district school, and 250 residents. The town was incorporated by 1941, when it had 373 residents and twenty businesses.
In 1990 the population of Marion was 984 and today the population comes in at 4,534. The community is still considered small compared to some and they show that in there small town actions and the community spirit that not only holds them together, but allows them to grow each year.
Elementary
Krueger Elementary School
(830) 914-2803
306 S Cunningham St
Marion, TX
Marion High School
(830) 914-2803
506 Bulldog Blvd
Marion, TX
Middle
Marion Middle School
(830) 914-2803
211 Otto
Marion, TX
High
Marion High School
(830) 914-2803
506 Bulldog Blvd
Marion, TX
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Demographics |
zip code: 78124 |
County Average |
State Average |
National Average |
| Neighborhood type | Suburban | |||
| Population | 4,534 | 1,643,626 | 22,118,509 | 290,809,777 |
| Pop. density | 90.5 | 1,796.8 | 79.6 | 79.6 |
| Percent male | 48.2% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 49.1% |
| Percent female | 51.8% | 50.7% | 50.4% | 50.9% |
| Median age | 36.6 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 36.5 |
| People per household | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Median household income | $41,769 | $37,025 | $39,927 | $41,994 |
| Average income per capita | $21,038 | $18,375 | $19,617 | $21,587 |
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Crime |
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| Violent crime risk index | 1.0 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Property crime risk index | 2.0 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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Housing |
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| Median home value | $99,608 | $92,900 | $94,300 | $170,800 |
| Median age of homes | 36.6 | 19.5 | 23.4 | 27.8 |
| Home appreciation | 4.8% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 7.7% |
| Homes - owned | 77.4% | 60.6% | 57.8% | 63.4% |
| Homes - rented | 14.8% | 29.3% | 32.8% | 21.7% |
| Homes - vacant | 7.8% | 10.0% | 9.4% | 14.8% |
| Commuting by bus | 0.1% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Commuting by carpool | 8.6% | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% |
| Commuting by auto | 83.6% | 73.2% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| Working at home | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 5.6% |
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Family Facts |
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| Currently married | 64.9% | 55.3% | 56.5% | 58.3% |
| Never married | 19.8% | 25.7% | 25.6% | 23.8% |
| Divorced | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| Widowed | 5.5% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Separated | 2.5% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Married - w/ children | 34.8% | 32.3% | 38.1% | 28.5% |
| Married - no children | 33.7% | 27.1% | 37.9% | 31.3% |
| Single - w/ children | 8.1% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 9.3% |
| Single - no children | 23.5% | 28.4% | 10.2% | 30.7% |
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Education |
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| High school graduates | 77.1% | 75.1% | 75.7% | 80.4% |
| College degree - 2 year | 6.0% | 8.4% | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| College degree - 4 year | 9.2% | 18.4% | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| Graduate degree | 5.9% | 9.7% | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Expenditures per student | $6,449 | $5,268 | $6,218 | $5,896 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 16.0 |
| Students per librarian | 644 | 918 | 995 | 934 |
| Students per guidance counselor | 324 | 918 | 995 | 560 |
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Economy |
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| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Recent job growth | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| Future job growth | 18.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| Sales tax | 8.25% | 6.27% | 7.77% | 5.63% |
| Income tax | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.02% |
| Cost of living index | 79.7 | 77.9 | 80.0 | 100.0 |
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Health |
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| Air quality | 48 | 16 | 63 | 48 |
| Watershed quality | 87 | 74 | 71 | 54 |
| Physicians per capita | 94.7 | 269.7 | 81.7 | 168.5 |
| Health cost index | 92.7 | 87.5 | 96.1 | 100.0 |
| Superfund site index | 97 | 84 | 93 | 71 |
| UV index | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
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Climate |
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| Altitude | 680 | 809 | 1,371 | 1,058 |
| Rainfall (inches annually) | 32.5 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 38.8 |
| Snowfall (inches annually) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 24.4 |
| January avg. low temp | 39.6 | 40.3 | 33.0 | 21.6 |
| July avg. high temp | 95.5 | 95.3 | 94.6 | 86.4 |
| Days of precipitation annually | 82 | 82 | 77 | 112 |
| Days mostly sunny annually | 224 | 224 | 235 | 205 |
| Comfort index (during hot weather) | 21 | 23 | 27 | 44 |