Marietta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,090 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Marietta is the 139th largest community in Ohio. Marietta has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 17.68 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.

In terms of college education, Marietta is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.00% of adults in Marietta have a college degree.

The per capita income in Marietta in 2022 was $36,388, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,552 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.