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Salt Rock Township soybean fields, south of Morral
Ohio›Marion County

Salt RockOH

A town of 865.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
865
−10.1% since 2010
Median home value
$160K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
46.6
years
Jobs based here
112
A commuter town
Small town

865 people, and everyone knows the way

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68°
Light Rain
H 66° · L 46°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.

11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
11Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
6
paid flood claims since 1987
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Salt Rock

Most working residents leave Salt Rock for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (18%), Marion (14%) and Columbus (9%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Salt Rock1%
Marion18%
Marion14%
Columbus9%
Delaware4%
25 mi
median commute distance
112
jobs based in Salt Rock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Salt Rock has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Salt Rock is

Salt Rock beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better23 too close to call5 worse
What stands outSalt RockOH
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.9%8.3%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.8%14.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.4%15.3%
Marion General Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2% of Salt Rock is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2%conserved
2%
conserved · 309 of 15,614 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Myers Woods—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Salt Rock for work

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

18% → Marion Marion 18% 14% → Marion Marion 14% 9% → Columbus Columbus 9% 4% → Delaware Delaware 4% 3% → Claridon Claridon 3% 2% → Ontario Ontario 2% Salt Rock · 1% stay
112jobs based in Salt Rock
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Salt Rock

Township in Ohio, US

Salt Rock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 605 people in the township, 373 of whom lived in the village of Morral.

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

Population
605
Area
25 sq mi
Elevation
912 ft

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