Marquette County vs St. Joseph County

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

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

Marquette County has the higher population (66,430 vs 60,870 in St. Joseph County). St. Joseph County has the higher median household income ($64,707 vs $64,675 in Marquette County). Marquette County has the higher median home value ($202,000 vs $167,600 in St. Joseph County).

Population, income & housing

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
Population	66,430	60,870
Median age	39.2 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$64,675	$64,707
Median home value	$202,000	$167,600
Median gross rent	$923	$825
Housing units	33,553	27,248
Homeownership rate	71.2%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
Population	66,686 → 66,430 (-0.4%)	60,836 → 60,870 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$53,970 → $64,675 (+19.8%)	$52,086 → $64,707 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $202,000 (+31.7%)	$122,300 → $167,600 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $923 (+25.1%)	$722 → $825 (+14.3%)

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

St. Joseph County

Population

60,83660,870

Median household income

$52,086$64,707

Median home value

$122,300$167,600

Median gross rent

$722$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
Under 5	4.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	15.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.4%
75 and over	7.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
No high school diploma	4.5%	13.7%
High school graduate	26.6%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
Drove alone	76.5%	74.2%
Carpooled	10.1%	15.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	5.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	5.9%
20 or more units	5.3%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Marquette County	St. Joseph County
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1971	1970