Marquette vs Princeton

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

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

Princeton has the higher population (1,167 vs 248 in Marquette). Marquette has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $54,167 in Princeton). Marquette has the higher median home value ($202,800 vs $102,100 in Princeton).

Population, income & housing

	Marquette	Princeton
Population	248	1,167
Median age	56.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$54,167
Median home value	$202,800	$102,100
Median gross rent	$889	$728
Housing units	169	604
Homeownership rate	68.6%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marquette	Princeton
Population	198 → 248 (+25.3%)	1,190 → 1,167 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $58,125 (+17.7%)	$41,771 → $54,167 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $202,800 (+63.3%)	$88,200 → $102,100 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $889 (+52.5%)	$640 → $728 (+13.8%)

Marquette

Population

198248

Median household income

$49,375$58,125

Median home value

$124,200$202,800

Median gross rent

$583$889

Princeton

Population

1,1901,167

Median household income

$41,771$54,167

Median home value

$88,200$102,100

Median gross rent

$640$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marquette	Princeton
Under 5	2.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	10.7%
25 to 34	1.6%	7.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	26.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	21.8%	20.7%
75 and over	6.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marquette	Princeton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marquette	Princeton
No high school diploma	13.0%	5.7%
High school graduate	44.0%	51.7%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marquette	Princeton
Drove alone	77.6%	77.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	10.2%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marquette	Princeton
1-unit, detached	72.8%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Marquette	Princeton
Poverty rate	10.1%	15.2%
Average household size	2.05	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	42	22
Median year structure built	1974	1948