Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 197, settled in 1871.
Marietta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 63 in 1880, a peak of 298 in 1980, 198 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marietta. Close and well known come first.
2 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
20 mi MuseumElvis Presley Birthplace
29 mi National Military ParkShiloh National Military Park347K visitors a year
15 mi National park siteBrices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site2K visitors a year
23 mi National BattlefieldTupelo National Battlefield686 visitors a year
21 mi MuseumTupelo Automobile MuseumNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Elvis Presley Birthplace: Markuskun at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shiloh National Military Park: Ernest Mettendorf, Public domain · Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site: Wilson44691, Public domain · Tupelo National Battlefield: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tupelo Automobile Museum: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marietta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Marietta.
13% of residents live below the poverty line in Marietta. Just 3% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The average trip to work in the town is 29 minutes. The town’s income of the median household stands at $47,000, below both the Mississippi town median ($50,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Marietta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 19% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Prentiss County School District. 270 students attend Marietta’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 270 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
Zillow values the typical Marietta home at about $146,000, up 3.8% in a year, 25% below the Mississippi typical home. Marietta: nearly four in five households are owner-occupiers, above both Mississippi’s towns (62%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Marietta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $400 a month | $905 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Marietta, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress. Of 31 CDC measures, Marietta beats the Mississippi average on 3 and trails it on 4. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Marietta.
| Marietta | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 45% | 35% |
| What stands out | Marietta | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.7% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Marietta break down as 36% from inland flooding and 20% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in half of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Marietta households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marietta
About 5 of every 100 Marietta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi.
Where Marietta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Mississippi, United States
Marietta is a town in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marietta had a population of 198.
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Marietta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
