Marietta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,039 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Marietta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Marietta is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marietta who work in office and administrative support (12.96%), sales jobs (12.22%), and teaching (10.11%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.64% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the benefits of Marietta is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.39 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Marietta who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.64% of adults in Marietta have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Marietta in 2022 was $32,127, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,508 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.
