| ECONOMY | Marion | Christiansburg | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.70% | 5.90% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.55% | 3.30% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 32.40% | 40.70% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.75% | 5.75% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $20,915 | $25,095 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $33,506 | $50,609 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 19.04% | 9.82% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 15.80% | 11.54% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 17.14% | 11.25% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.89% | 16.60% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 17.56% | 23.22% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.08% | 14.96% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 5.06% | 10.09% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.21% | 1.84% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.10% | 0.60% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 9.59% | 11.35% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.23% | 23.69% | 20.61% |
| Service | 15.95% | 13.27% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 26.34% | 25.37% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.23% | 0.30% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.51% | 9.43% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 24.19% | 16.57% | 14.05% |
