MarienvillePA
3,163 people live in this town, settled in 1900.
Is Marienville a good place to live?
Marienville’s typical journey to work is 14 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 20% of the land in Marienville is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade Marienville yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Marienville stand out
Where Marienville beats most towns.
Every workday, about 956 people come to Marienville for work
Where Marienville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Marienville.
A job hub: Marienville has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 956 commuters
The top destinations are Jenks Township (11%), Pittsburgh (4%) and Erie (2%). Most people who work leave Marienville to do it: just 9% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 454, to 1,008. The town’s median household income works out to $52,000.
| Marienville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
20.4% of the land in Marienville is protected from building
Marienville’s concentration of trails is put at 0.2 miles per square mile. There are 1.0 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. The park or preserve spreads over 9 acres of the town.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MACA Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Marienville
The July high here in Marienville is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Marienville, mostly inland flooding
Marienville’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is recorded as 65 of 100. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Marienville’s adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Marienville. For adults here, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 46%. Across all 26 CDC measures, Marienville beats Pennsylvania on 7 and trails on 12.
| Marienville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Marienville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.4% | 30.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Marienville sells for about $107K
In Marienville, the midpoint rent is $820 a month. 48% of households own their home here.
| Marienville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 48% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $820 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Marienville
Moving to Marienville: who provides what
Marienville is unincorporated, so Forest County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Marienville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Marienville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
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