Markesan vs Marquette

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

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

Markesan has the higher population (1,276 vs 248 in Marquette). Markesan has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $58,125 in Marquette). Marquette has the higher median home value ($202,800 vs $147,800 in Markesan).

Population, income & housing

	Markesan	Marquette
Population	1,276	248
Median age	50.0 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$58,125
Median home value	$147,800	$202,800
Median gross rent	$479	$889
Housing units	626	169
Homeownership rate	75.1%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Markesan	Marquette
Population	1,284 → 1,276 (-0.6%)	198 → 248 (+25.3%)
Median household income	$54,609 → $61,250 (+12.2%)	$49,375 → $58,125 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $147,800 (+30.8%)	$124,200 → $202,800 (+63.3%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $479 (-32.1%)	$583 → $889 (+52.5%)

Markesan

Population

1,2841,276

Median household income

$54,609$61,250

Median home value

$113,000$147,800

Median gross rent

$705$479

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)

	Markesan	Marquette
Under 5	6.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	1.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.3%	26.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	21.8%
75 and over	14.7%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Markesan	Marquette
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Markesan	Marquette
No high school diploma	10.1%	13.0%
High school graduate	36.1%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Markesan	Marquette
Drove alone	81.5%	77.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Markesan	Marquette
1-unit, detached	75.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	7.3%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Markesan	Marquette
Poverty rate	21.5%	10.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	42
Median year structure built	1959	1974