County profile
Marion County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#969 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 94% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,249
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,114
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
55,584
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$67.4k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
27.2%±1.9%
Poverty rate
13.6%±1.5%
Business applications
489 · 2025
Retail establishments
185
33.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1MVB Financial Corp.Financial Services$3.4M44DHQ-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
Health care27%
Retail trade23%
Food & accommodation19%
Mining & energy11%
Professional services10%
Utilities9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
55,584
residents · 2025 · -1.2% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+588
International migration+84
Natural change−1,341
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.4B2019
$2.1B2020
$2.4B2021
$2.9B2022
$2.8B2023
$3.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$166.7k±$5.4k
Median gross rent
$932/mo±$56/mo
Vacancy rate
11.2%±1.5%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
10 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 86Hail 69Lightning 66
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2042016
2082017
2132018
2192019
2272020
2422021
2682022
2732023
3022024
3032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -47% since 2021192021
202022
92023
62024
102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.6 km
I-79
Nearest freight rail
6.9 km
NS
Nearest port
9.6 km
MARION DOCKS, HOULT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
23.6 km
NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.4k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $3.0B in 2024, growing 7.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.