Marquette County vs Montcalm County

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

Marquette County and Montcalm County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montcalm County has the higher population (67,174 vs 66,430 in Marquette County). Montcalm County has the higher median household income ($64,892 vs $64,675 in Marquette County). Marquette County has the higher median home value ($202,000 vs $172,100 in Montcalm County).

Population, income & housing

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
Population	66,430	67,174
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,675	$64,892
Median home value	$202,000	$172,100
Median gross rent	$923	$867
Housing units	33,553	28,046
Homeownership rate	71.2%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
Population	66,686 → 66,430 (-0.4%)	63,413 → 67,174 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$53,970 → $64,675 (+19.8%)	$49,448 → $64,892 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $202,000 (+31.7%)	$113,900 → $172,100 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $923 (+25.1%)	$697 → $867 (+24.4%)

Marquette County

Population

66,68666,430

Median household income

$53,970$64,675

Median home value

$153,400$202,000

Median gross rent

$738$923

Montcalm County

Population

63,41367,174

Median household income

$49,448$64,892

Median home value

$113,900$172,100

Median gross rent

$697$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
Under 5	4.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.9%
18 to 24	15.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.8%
75 and over	7.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	87.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
No high school diploma	4.5%	11.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
Drove alone	76.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	5.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	2.8%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Marquette County	Montcalm County
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	19	30
Median year structure built	1971	1977