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Marion County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Marion County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marion County, OH has a population of 65,145 with a slight decline of 0.3% over five years, a 6.0% unemployment rate, and a labor force participation rate of 53.6%, signaling a constrained workforce pool. Educational attainment skews toward high school completion (89.1%) rather than college degrees, with only 13.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $37,641 reflect a predominantly blue-collar wage structure. Housing costs are low—median home value of $146,200 and median gross rent of $850/month—while a poverty rate of 15.3% and per capita income of $30,491 point to persistent economic pressure within the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

64,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,371

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Marion County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone56,588 (87.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,195 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,935 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone925 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race836 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone395 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish983
  2. 2.Arabic396
  3. 3.Other Indo-European279
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)175
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic98

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,019

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,886

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,253
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,666
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,093
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,132
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,768

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,604
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,493
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,371
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations4,702
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,140

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.28×)6,044
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.13×)479
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)1,303
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)2,910
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)6,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$146,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$850/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,122 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,921 (11.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,833 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,759 (10.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,318 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,158 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,641

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,308 (82.3%)
  • Carpooled2,232 (8.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,604 (6.2%)
  • Walked242 (0.9%)
  • Other208 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit186 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.