Marietta is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 13,178 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Marietta is the 139th largest community in Ohio. Marietta has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.28% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The education level of Marietta citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.00% of adults in Marietta have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Marietta in 2018 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.