
Pennsylvania · Census place 47472
Marion Center, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Marion Center, Pennsylvania (Marion Center, PA — Census place “Marion Center borough”) is 476 residents, ranking #1375 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $41,875, the median home is worth $137,500 and median gross rent runs $836 a month. Looking for the Marion Center Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Marion Center, PA: 15759.
- Population
- 476Marion Center borough residents
- Median household income
- $41,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $836Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50%Owner-occupied households
Marion Center ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Marion Center.
The Marion Center PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Marion Center borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Marion Center borough median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 39.5% of residents and 50% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Marion Center borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Marion Center borough is a very small community in Pennsylvania, with 476 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1375 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 31% of them. The median age here is 44.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Marion Center borough earn a median of $41,875 a year, 46.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 39.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Marion Center borough is valued at $137,500, 54.7% below the national figure and 29% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $836 a month, 40.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,032 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 476 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Marion Center borough against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
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- Millville borough 1,008
- Black Lick CDP 1,008
- Avonmore borough 1,008
- Calumet CDP 1,013
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Marion Center borough?
- Marion Center borough has 476 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1375 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Marion Center borough?
- Median household income in Marion Center borough is $41,875 a year, 46.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Marion Center borough?
- Median gross rent is $836 a month and the median home value is $137,500, so rent absorbs about 24% of median household income.
- Is Marion Center borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Marion Center borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Marion Center borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.