Marathon is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One of the benefits of Marathon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.94 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.
Marathon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The overall education level of Marathon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.94% of adults in Marathon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Marathon in 2022 was $47,806, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $191,224 for a family of four. However, Marathon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Marathon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Marathon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marathon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Marathon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Marathon include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Marathon's cultural character, accounting for 29.06% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Marathon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
