Marion Steam Shovel Works, 1905
Marion Township’s story
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Marion TownshipOH
A town of 2,453. 37% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
2,453
2025 Census estimate · −2.2% since 2020
Median home value
$249K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
37.5
years
Jobs based here
122
A commuter town
Is Marion Township a good place to live?
Marion Township’s best subject grade is an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for walkability. Marion Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 119 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score lower on history. Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve, at 624 acres with 6.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Marion Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Marion Township stand out
Where Marion Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Marion Township for work
Where Marion Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
122jobs based in Marion Township
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Marion Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Marion Township is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.1 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthHocking Valley Community Hospital 7.2 miles awayC−Open →SchoolsBeat 67% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $249K, 3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household incomeBOpen →Jobs & income$91K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3% conserved landB−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life5.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Marion Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marion Township, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPonderosa Estates PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Marion Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Hocking County Board of ElectionsHocking County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43138, 43155, 4310743138 68% · 43155 29% · 43107 3%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marion Township.
HealthC−
Marion Township is less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Marion Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Marion Township, above both Ohio’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Marion Township.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Marion Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 15.3% |
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Fewer of Marion Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
0.6% of Marion Township working residents work locally. Since 2013, Marion Township has lost 29 jobs, to 122 in 2023. The top destinations are Logan (18%), Lancaster (15%) and Columbus (7%).
1%work in town
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.9% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Marion Township1%
Logan18%
Lancaster15%
Columbus7%
Falls Township4%
18 mi
median commute distance
122
jobs based in Marion Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Marion Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Marion Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall43–65°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
An age mix much like Ohio’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Ohio average. Marion Township’s median age is 37.5 years. Marion Township has lost 2.2% of its people since 2020, down to 2,453 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
37.5median age · OH 39.7
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
Marion TownshipOhioUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school38%
Some college24%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 57% women
The Census survey reached too few of Marion Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.1 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Marion Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 21.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
3.2%conserved
| Marion Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
3.2%
conserved · 753 of 23,775 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boch Hollow State Nature Preserve | 6.9 mi | 624 |
| 2. Rockbridge State Nature Preserve | 0.5 mi | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Moderate risk in Marion Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Marion Township
18pages on Marion Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Marion Township
About 0 of every 100 Marion Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
About Marion Township
Township in Ohio, US
Marion Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,493.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 974 ft
Marion Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Marion Township.
Monday Creek TownshipRush Creek TownshipFalls TownshipBerne TownshipGood Hope TownshipMarion Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Monday Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rush Creek Township | #505 | B | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Falls Township | #713 | C+ | A | — | B+ | D |
| Berne Township | #494 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
| Good Hope Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
Marion Township and Good Hope Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Marion Township, Rush Creek Township, Falls Township, Berne Township and Good Hope Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Monday Creek Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marion Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Marion Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marion Township, OH a good place to live?
37% more nonprofits per person than the typical Ohio town.
Is Marion Township, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.