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Marietta, OH
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Marietta profile


Living in Marietta



Marietta is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,178 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Marietta is the 139th largest community in Ohio. Marietta has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

A relatively large number of people in Marietta telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Marietta spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.68 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Marietta is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.00% of adults in Marietta have a college degree.

The per capita income in Marietta in 2018 was $36,388, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,552 for a family of four. However, Marietta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Marietta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marietta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marietta include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Marietta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.