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Ohio·Marion County
14 tracts·33K people·$120K median·2,576/mi²
White 79 · Black 8 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 35 · Other 28
Health 42 · Professional 16 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 11 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Production · transport 32 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Service 21 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Marion is $119,500 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Marion has 35,669 residents across 11 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.0; the population is 79.5% White, 8.4% Black, 6.9% Multiracial, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.5% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.4% (Census ACS).
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School (56%), Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School (40%) and George Washington Elementary School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Ulysses S. Grant Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (34%); Harding High School (34%) and Buckeye Community School - Marion (14%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $856/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Marion is $47,951 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Marion, median rent is $856/month and the median home value is $119,500 (Census ACS).
Marion reported 3.6 violent crimes and 12.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Marion are hail (81), strong wind (81) and ice storm (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Marion, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).