Housing data for Marion Township (Mercer County), OH

Marion Township (Mercer County), OH has an estimated 3,346 residents and 1,223 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Mercer County.

9.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,004 a month.

Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+10.9%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
3,346 (±21)
Housing units
1,223 (±130)
Households that rent
9.7%
Median gross rent
$1,004
Residents since 2015–2019
+10.9%

What stands out in Marion Township (Mercer County)

Median home value: $307,500 (±$30,376) in Marion Township (Mercer County), higher than in Mercer County ($210,600).

Households that rent: 9.7% (±5.7 points) in Marion Township (Mercer County), lower than in Mercer County (20.4%).

Working from home: 11.1% (±6.5 points) in Marion Township (Mercer County), higher than in Mercer County (4.4%).

Median real estate taxes: $3,180 (±$345) in Marion Township (Mercer County), higher than in Mercer County ($2,325).

Housing in Marion Township (Mercer County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,004 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $102,422 median household income
  • Home values: $307,500 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,677 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,180 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 2.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 88.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 59.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 3.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 55.5% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 16.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +10.9% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 11.0% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Marion Township (Mercer County) against Mercer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Marion Township (Mercer County)Mercer CountyOhioUnited States
Residents3,346 (±21)42,484 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,223 (±130)18,103 (±52)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent9.7% (±5.7 points)20.4% (±2.2 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,004 (±$487)$804 (±$57)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$102,422 (±$23,897)$76,782 (±$4,484)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$307,500 (±$30,376)$210,600 (±$9,217)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,180 (±$345)$2,325 (±$116)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198059.1% (±13.0 points)58.5% (±3.6 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute16.9 minutes (±2.5)18.5 minutes (±0.9)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband95.8% (±2.6 points)91.5% (±1.2 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents41.1 years (±9.3)39.4 years (±0.8)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Marion Township (Mercer County) covers 41.4 square miles of land, about 81 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Marion Township (Mercer County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents3,018 (±19)3,346 (±21)+10.9%Measurable increase
Housing units1,152 (±101)1,223 (±130)+6.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$657 (±$39)$1,004 (±$487)+52.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$220,000 (±$28,055)$307,500 (±$30,376)+39.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$86,524 (±$8,313)$102,422 (±$23,897)+18.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,393 (±$92)$1,677 (±$165)+20.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,625 (±$244)$3,180 (±$345)+21.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent26.4% (±7.2 points)9.7% (±5.7 points)−16.7 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±9.8 points)3.3% (±5.6 points)+3.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

ZIP codes in Marion Township (Mercer County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
45826100%394$900$296,900$101,250
4586099%2,326—$296,000$111,269

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Marion Township (Mercer County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Maria Stein2.0 mi—$339,10010.5%
Chickasaw2.8 mi$900$296,90010.7%
Osgood4.3 mi$1,000$227,50016.1%
Yorkshire5.3 mi—$165,0000.0%
Franklin Township (Mercer County)5.8 mi$858$175,9009.2%
North Star5.9 mi—$235,00012.1%
Jackson Township (Auglaize County)6.0 mi$923$302,00017.3%
Wabash Township6.0 mi—$302,5003.3%

Places in Ohio most like Marion Township (Mercer County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Montgomery Township (Ashland County)$965$274,600$99,9796.2%
Chickasaw$900$296,900$101,25010.7%
Granville Township (Mercer County)$872$295,000$113,3559.6%
Jackson Township (Auglaize County)$923$302,000$93,61117.3%
Wadsworth Township$923$292,700$106,8006.1%
Patterson Township$850$300,000$100,9487.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Marion Township (Mercer County), fiscal year 2027

Mercer County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$762$807$1,008$1,258$1,394

HUD income limits for Marion Township (Mercer County), fiscal year 2026

Mercer County, OH, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,500$35,850$57,350
2 people$24,600$41,000$65,550
3 people$27,650$46,100$73,750
4 people$33,000$51,200$81,900
5 people$38,680$55,300$88,500
6 people$44,360$59,400$95,050
7 people$50,040$63,500$101,600
8 people$55,720$67,600$108,150

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Mercer County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $102,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Marion Township (Mercer County)

What is the median household income in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

The median household income in Marion Township (Mercer County) is $102,422 (±$23,897) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Marion Township (Mercer County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $307,500 (±$30,376) for owner-occupied homes in Marion Township (Mercer County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Marion Township (Mercer County), OH is $1,677 (±$165) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Marion Township (Mercer County), OH is $3,180 (±$345) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

Marion Township (Mercer County), OH has an estimated 1,223 (±130) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

59.1% of homes in Marion Township (Mercer County), OH were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Marion Township (Mercer County) growing?

In Marion Township (Mercer County), the number of residents went from 3,018 in 2015–2019 to 3,346 in 2020–2024 (+10.9%), a measurable increase.

What ZIP codes are in Marion Township (Mercer County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Marion Township (Mercer County) are 45826, 45860.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 45826?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 45826 is $900 (±$265) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Marion township, Mercer County, Ohio (county subdivision:47782, in state:39 county:107).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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