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Marion, Ohio. Marion is a small town that has 54,175 community members, and resides in the county of the same name. Marion offers a complete educational experience with local area public and private schools. Other communities bus there children in to see that they receive the same quality that Marion hands out.

There are five colleges in and around Marion, including the Marion campus of the Ohio State University. If you wanted to go to the main campus, Columbus is only 40 miles from Marion and well worth the drive.

You can find many things to do in the city and around the whole county. Church and volunteering options are strong and many people prefer to spend there days doing both. Others are attracted to the huge ability for sporting events, or outdoor activities such as swimming, hunting, and fishing, camping, or hiking. Shopping, museums, plays and other forms of art, are also excellent options of entertainment in Marion.

Schools in Marion

Elementary


Colonial Acres Elementary School
(740) 387-5030
1565 Amherst Dr
Marion, OH

Garfield Elementary School
(740) 375-5990
1170 Brookside Rd
Marion, OH

George Washington Elem School
(740) 389-6361
300 Pennsylvania Ave
Marion, OH

Middle


Baker Middle School
(740) 389-6362
400 Pennsylvania Ave
Marion, OH

Edison Middle School
(740) 387-5716
871 Chatfield Rd
Marion, OH

High

Elgin High School
(740) 383-5118
1239 Keener Rd S
Marion, OH

Harding High School
(740) 223-4700
1500 Harding Hwy E
Marion, OH
 

 

MARION NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION

Demographics

zip code: 43302

County Average

State Average

Nation Average

Neighborhood type

Small Town

 

 

 

Population

54,175

69,018

11,353,140

284,796,887

Pop. density

282.5

79.5

277.3

79.6

Percent male

52.0%

49.9%

48.5%

49.1%

Percent female

48.0%

50.1%

51.5%

50.9%

Median age

37.7

36.6

36.9

36.5

People per household

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.6

Median household income

$36,925

$37,818

$40,956

$41,994

Average income per capita

$17,875

$17,412

$21,003

$21,587

 

Crime

Violent crime risk index

4.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

Property crime risk index

6.0

3.5

2.6

3.2

 

Housing

Median home value

$88,760

$106,100

$98,348

$159,650

Median age of homes

37.7

35.4

31.9

27.8

Home appreciation

5.3%

6.6%

6.6%

7.7%

Homes - owned

65.3%

76.1%

64.2%

63.4%

Homes - rented

27.7%

17.1%

28.7%

21.7%

Homes - vacant

7.1%

6.8%

7.1%

14.8%

Commuting by bus

0.9%

0.7%

2.1%

2.0%

Commuting by carpool

10.9%

10.5%

9.3%

14.6%

Commuting by auto

84.1%

81.1%

82.8%

71.6%

Working at home

1.5%

4.2%

2.8%

5.6%

 

Family Facts

Currently married

54.6%

63.6%

54.5%

58.3%

Never married

22.9%

20.3%

26.2%

23.8%

Divorced

11.6%

8.0%

10.6%

7.7%

Widowed

8.0%

6.2%

7.1%

7.4%

Separated

2.9%

1.9%

1.6%

2.8%

Married - w/ children

27.8%

33.7%

33.3%

28.5%

Married - no children

30.0%

34.0%

43.1%

31.3%

Single - w/ children

11.4%

8.0%

13.8%

9.3%

Single - no children

30.9%

24.4%

9.8%

30.7%

Education

High school graduates

78.5%

82.9%

83.0%

80.4%

College degree - 2 year

6.2%

5.9%

5.9%

8.2%

College degree - 4 year

7.2%

8.9%

13.7%

14.9%

Graduate degree

3.7%

3.3%

7.4%

7.0%

Expenditures per student

$4,672

$4,571

$4,978

$5,896

Students per teacher

19.0

18.5

18.9

16.0

Students per librarian

431

464

602

934

Students per guidance counselor

629

464

602

560

 

Economy

Unemployment rate

7.7%

5.6%

6.1%

4.6%

Recent job growth

-0.9%

-2.0%

0.3%

0.9%

Future job growth

5.9%

-2.0%

0.3%

11.4%

Sales tax

5.00%

5.00%

5.38%

5.63%

Income tax

4.99%

4.99%

5.70%

5.02%

Cost of living index

85.7

96.9

94.3

100.0

 

Health

Air quality

58

58

56

48

Watershed quality

30

30

35

54

Physicians per capita

178.5

178.5

123.0

168.5

Health cost index

92.4

93.2

95.3

100.0

Superfund site index

100

99

80

71

UV index

5.1

5.1

4.1

4.3

 

Climate

Altitude

981

974

861

1,058

Rainfall (inches annually)

38.1

37.3

39.0

38.8

Snowfall (inches annually)

24.2

23.9

23.6

24.4

January avg. low temp

15.8

15.8

17.8

21.6

July avg. high temp

83.9

83.8

84.2

86.4

Days of precipitation annually

141

140

141

112

Days mostly sunny annually

174

175

173

205

Comfort index (hot weather)

47

47

46

44


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