County profile
Marion County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#876 of 3,127 US counties by GDP43rd-percentile growthmore diversified than 26% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
20,917
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,051
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
65,115
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$59.4k±$4.3k
Bachelor's degree+
14.7%±1.3%
Poverty rate
16.6%±1.9%
Business applications
615 · 2025
Retail establishments
163
25.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Fahey Banking CompanyFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing36%
Health care26%
Retail trade15%
Food & accommodation12%
Admin & support7%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
65,115
residents · 2025 · -0.4% since 2020
Income per capita $47.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+425
International migration+133
Natural change−881
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.8B2019
$2.8B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.2B2022
$3.5B2023
$3.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$156.8k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$864/mo±$31/mo
Vacancy rate
9.8%±1.3%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$19.6M
60 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
61.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 85Strong wind 84Hail 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2212016
2252017
2392018
2542019
2632020
3012021
3432022
3832023
4002024
4172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 22% since 2021492021
352022
522023
412024
602025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
34.0 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
0.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
102.9 km
JAP HOLDINGS SANDUSKY PIER
Nearest commercial airport
57.0 km
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.0k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marion?
Marion's economy produced $3.6B in 2024, growing 3.8% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.