Marion County, OH
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 40.59, -83.17.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 29th pct · 2,156th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 22nd pct · 68th of 88 Ohio counties · median $219,740
- 70th pct · 897th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 62nd pct · 34th of 88 Ohio counties · median +4.2%
- 24th pct · 1,060th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 42nd pct · 30th of 51 Ohio counties · median $1,327
- 73rd pct · 846th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 54th pct · 41st of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
- 65th pct · 1,101st of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 60th pct · 35th of 88 Ohio counties · median $1,081
- 23rd pct · 2,347th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 19th pct · 71st of 88 Ohio counties · median 3.7
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $182,752 (Aug 2026), +4.8% over one year, +31.5% over five
- 29th pct · 2,156th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 22nd pct · 68th of 88 Ohio counties · median $219,740
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County, OH | $182,752 · +4.8% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,224/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 12.4
- 24th pct · 1,060th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 42nd pct · 30th of 51 Ohio counties · median $1,327
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County, OH | $1,224/mo · n/a 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,000 a month on $182,752 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,849 a month: 20.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $182,752 × 80% = $146,202, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,000/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,119 × 52 / 12 = $4,849) = 21% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $182,752 / ($1,119 × 52) = 3.1
- price-to-rent = $182,752 / ($1,224 × 12) = 12.4
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
22,918 jobs at 1,247 employers (2026 Q1); -2.2% jobs and +6.3% average weekly wage over the year
- 73rd pct · 846th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 54th pct · 41st of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County, OH | 22,918 jobs · $1,119/wk · -2.2% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4,954 | $1,385 | 2.69 | -2.0% |
| Health care and social assistance | 4,124 | $1,215 | 1.20 | +2.1% |
| Retail trade | 2,520 | $744 | 1.13 | -1.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,828 | $378 | 0.89 | -6.9% |
| Administrative and waste services | 1,411 | $753 | 1.08 | -10.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 727 | $1,640 | 0.83 | -4.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 661 | $1,294 | 0.68 | -13.3% |
| Real estate and rental | 362 | $1,327 | 1.03 | -7.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 318 | $1,600 | 0.34 | +0.3% |
| Professional and technical services | 238 | $1,109 | 0.15 | +1.7% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 151 | $302 | 0.40 | -5.0% |
| Management of companies | 110 | $1,796 | 0.29 | -9.8% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
65 gauges · 0 flooding · 5 with quality panels averaging 89 % · 19 stale
Sites found: 65, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek above Findlay OH | flow 7.58 ft³/s · quality 60 % (5) · no flooding | 60 km |
| Olentangy River at Claridon OH | flow 3.30 ft³/s · no flooding | 15 km |
| Scioto River at La Rue OH | flow 66.4 ft³/s · no flooding | 18 km |
| Scioto River near Prospect OH | flow 115.0 ft³/s · quality 88 % (4) · no flooding | 19 km |
| USGS-404901083053600 | flow 0.00 ft³/s · STALE | 26 km |
| Olentangy River at Delaware Lake | no flooding | 27 km |
| Olentangy River near Delaware OH | flow 40.9 ft³/s | 27 km |
| Sandusky River near Bucyrus OH | flow 8.41 ft³/s · no flooding | 28 km |
| Bokes Creek near Warrensburg OH | flow 0.07 ft³/s · STALE | 30 km |
| Whetstone Creek at Mt Gilead OH | flow 1.98 ft³/s · no flooding | 30 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
26 wells in 2 named aquifers: Silurian-Devonian aquifers, Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions)
Sites found: 26, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 38.2 ft · 2026-07-15 | 2 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 8.59 ft · 2026-07-15 | 10 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 12.1 ft · 2026-07-15 | 18 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 34.1 ft · 2026-07-15 | 27 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 28.5 ft · 2026-07-12 | 29 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 19.1 ft · 2026-07-13 | 31 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 23.5 ft · 2026-09-15 | 38 km |
| Silurian-Devonian aquifers | depth 32.6 ft · 2026-07-06 | 42 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.04)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.11 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.2 bn in deposits at 12 offices of 10 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,371, moderately concentrated. $395.3 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $380.9 m, grants $14.2 m), $17,248 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Fahey Banking Company | $305.9 m · 24.8% share · 2 offices | |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $184.1 m · 14.9% share · 1 office | |
| The Huntington National Bank | $149.5 m · 12.1% share · 1 office | |
| Marion, OH | $395.3 m FY2026 · $17,248/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $366.6 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fahey Banking Company | $305,921,000 | 24.8% | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | $184,137,000 | 14.9% | 1 |
| The Huntington National Bank | $149,479,000 | 12.1% | 1 |
| Fifth Third Bank, National Association | $139,707,000 | 11.3% | 1 |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $116,888,000 | 9.5% | 1 |
| WesBanco Bank, Inc. | $102,230,000 | 8.3% | 1 |
| The Park National Bank | $83,804,000 | 6.8% | 1 |
| The First Citizens National Bank of Upper Sandusky | $68,318,000 | 5.5% | 2 |
| The Union Bank Company | $56,867,000 | 4.6% | 1 |
| The Richwood Banking Company | $27,949,000 | 2.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,371 across 10 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 10 banks with deposits in the county = 24.8² + 14.9² + 12.1² + … (7 more) = 1,371
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $330,742,786 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $30,541,970 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $11,740,523 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $9,022,457 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $5,459,010 |
| Department of Education | $4,878,690 |
| Department of Transportation | $1,456,817 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,356,801 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $115,519 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $0 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
| National Science Foundation | $0 |
That is $17,248 per covered job, against 22,918 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $395.3 m / 22,918 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $17,248
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Marion County, OH: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
watchMarion County, OH's covered employment is -2.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -2.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteMarion County, OH's average weekly wage was 6.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +6.3 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteMarion County, OH's covered employment was 2.2% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -2.2 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Marion County, OH could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteMarion County, OH's price-to-rent ratio of 12.4 ranks 48th of 51 Ohio counties, against a median of 15.4.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 Ohio counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.