County profile
Marion County, AR
United States · GDP 2024
#2051 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 4% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$773.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,761
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
246
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,593
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.0%
Median HH income
$48.6k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
14.9%±2.3%
Poverty rate
18.0%±2.7%
Business applications
158 · 2025
Retail establishments
32
18.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing56%
Retail trade19%
Health care10%
Food & accommodation8%
Construction4%
Finance & insurance4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,593
residents · 2025 · +4.3% since 2020
Income per capita $40.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,535
International migration+11
Natural change−841
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$622.0M2019
$629.6M2020
$738.9M2021
$696.6M2022
$730.2M2023
$773.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$163.3k±$9.4k
Median gross rent
$795/mo±$41/mo
Vacancy rate
21.4%±2.9%
Affordability
4.2× wages
Residential permits
$26.3M
190 units · 10.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
48.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$908/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Landslide 82Cold wave 69
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1492016
1522017
1532018
1542019
1642020
1812021
2152022
2282023
2602024
2762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 10% since 20211732021
2032022
1992023
2402024
1902025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
113.1 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
MNA
Nearest port
104.4 km
SAND & GRAVEL EXCAVATING PROCESS (GALLOWAY S & G)
Nearest commercial airport
42.2 km
BOONE COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $773.6M in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.