Berlin vs Marquette

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and Marquette: population, income, housing, and more.

Berlin and Marquette are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Berlin has the higher population (5,523 vs 248 in Marquette). Marquette has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $55,216 in Berlin). Marquette has the higher median home value ($202,800 vs $143,800 in Berlin).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Marquette
Population	5,523	248
Median age	41.6 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,216	$58,125
Median home value	$143,800	$202,800
Median gross rent	$814	$889
Housing units	2,689	169
Homeownership rate	58.6%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Marquette
Population	5,383 → 5,523 (+2.6%)	198 → 248 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$49,637 → $55,216 (+11.2%)	$49,375 → $58,125 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $143,800 (+31.9%)	$124,200 → $202,800 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $814 (+9.7%)	$583 → $889 (+52.5%)

Berlin

Population

5,3835,523

Median household income

$49,637$55,216

Median home value

$109,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$742$814

Marquette

Population

198248

Median household income

$49,375$58,125

Median home value

$124,200$202,800

Median gross rent

$583$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Marquette
Under 5	5.2%	2.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	11.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	1.6%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.1%	26.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	21.8%
75 and over	8.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Marquette
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Marquette
No high school diploma	10.1%	13.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Marquette
Drove alone	80.4%	77.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	12.2%
Other means	0.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Marquette
1-unit, detached	63.8%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	4.7%
20 or more units	8.1%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Marquette
Poverty rate	17.6%	10.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	20	42
Median year structure built	1966	1974