Moving to Saint Marys, Ohio

Population: 8,342. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,238 (-1.2% change)
Males: 4,047 (48.5%), Females: 4,295 (51.5%)

Auglaize County

Zip code: 45885

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $38,673
Median house value: $78,000

Population by Race

Races in St. Marys:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

 

Ancestries: German (45.5%), Irish (13.6%), United States (8.2%), English (5.4%), French (3.3%), Dutch (1.5%).

Elevation: 871 feet

Land area: 4.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Marys

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Marys city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

2.6% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -297 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Marys:

  • JOINT TOWNSHIP DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSP (about 1 miles; SAINT MARYS, OH)
  • MERCER CO JOINT TOWNSHIP COMM HOSP (about 19 miles; COLDWATER, OH)
  • WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SIDNEY, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Marys:

  • JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 46 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: DAY)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY MUNI (about 63 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Abbreviation: SGH)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Marys:

  • GRAND LAKE ST MARYS (about 7 miles; ST MARYS, OH; Abbreviation: O12)
  • NEIL ARMSTRONG (about 9 miles; WAPAKONETA, OH; Abbreviation: AXV)
  • LAKEFIELD (about 12 miles; CELINA, OH; Abbreviation: CQA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Marys:

  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)
  • SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,577)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON (about 58 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 8,819)
  • WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 62 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 64 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)

Libraries

Library in St. Marys:

  • ST. MARYS COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $613,643; Location: 140 S. CHESTNUT ST.; 61,489 books; 860 audio materials; 1,336 video materials; 156 serial subscriptions)