Buffalo County vs Marquette County

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

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

Marquette County has the higher population (15,706 vs 13,341 in Buffalo County). Buffalo County has the higher median household income ($68,722 vs $63,471 in Marquette County). Marquette County has the higher median home value ($201,100 vs $197,600 in Buffalo County).

Population, income & housing

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
Population	13,341	15,706
Median age	46.4 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,722	$63,471
Median home value	$197,600	$201,100
Median gross rent	$822	$800
Housing units	6,546	9,841
Homeownership rate	78.3%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
Population	13,126 → 13,341 (+1.6%)	15,304 → 15,706 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$57,829 → $68,722 (+18.8%)	$52,288 → $63,471 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$159,700 → $197,600 (+23.7%)	$155,300 → $201,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $822 (+7.5%)	$701 → $800 (+14.1%)

Buffalo County

Population

13,12613,341

Median household income

$57,829$68,722

Median home value

$159,700$197,600

Median gross rent

$765$822

Marquette County

Population

15,30415,706

Median household income

$52,288$63,471

Median home value

$155,300$201,100

Median gross rent

$701$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
Under 5	4.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.8%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	18.3%
65 to 74	13.7%	16.2%
75 and over	9.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
No high school diploma	8.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
Drove alone	79.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	9.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
1-unit, detached	81.8%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Buffalo County	Marquette County
Poverty rate	8.7%	11.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1970	1977