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MariettaNE

A town of 937.

Population
937
+10.4% since 2010
Median home value
$243K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
182
A commuter town
Small town

937 people, and everyone knows the way

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Sunny
H 63° · L 46°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Marietta

Most working residents leave Marietta for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Omaha (33%), Lincoln (13%) and Wahoo (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Marietta2%
Omaha33%
Lincoln13%
Wahoo6%
Fremont5%
22 mi
median commute distance
182
jobs based in Marietta
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Marietta has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer63–85°
Fall41–64°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Marietta is

Marietta beats the Nebraska average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
What stands outMariettaNE
Fewer uninsured adults7.4%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.3%12.3%
Saunders Medical Center
7.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Marietta’s public schools outperform 48% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Marietta’s kids attend trail 52% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Mead Elementary SchoolPK–6141C
Mead High School7–12112A
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NE on state testsAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Marietta is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Marietta: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 19,294 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Marietta for work

Where Marietta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Omaha Omaha 33% 13% → Lincoln Lincoln 13% 6% → Wahoo Wahoo 6% 5% → Fremont Fremont 5% 3% → Valley Valley 3% 3% → Gretna Gretna 3% Marietta · 2% stay
182jobs based in Marietta
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Marietta

Township in Nebraska, United States

Marietta Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 923 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 937. The Village of Mead lies within the Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
30 sq mi
Elevation
1,220 ft

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