Burnett County vs Marquette County

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

Burnett 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.

Burnett County has the higher population (16,741 vs 15,706 in Marquette County). Marquette County has the higher median household income ($63,471 vs $61,664 in Burnett County). Burnett County has the higher median home value ($215,500 vs $201,100 in Marquette County).

Population, income & housing

	Burnett County	Marquette County
Population	16,741	15,706
Median age	55.2 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,664	$63,471
Median home value	$215,500	$201,100
Median gross rent	$758	$800
Housing units	15,328	9,841
Homeownership rate	85.3%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burnett County	Marquette County
Population	15,289 → 16,741 (+9.5%)	15,304 → 15,706 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$52,672 → $61,664 (+17.1%)	$52,288 → $63,471 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $215,500 (+35.7%)	$155,300 → $201,100 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $758 (+0.8%)	$701 → $800 (+14.1%)

Burnett County

Population

15,28916,741

Median household income

$52,672$61,664

Median home value

$158,800$215,500

Median gross rent

$752$758

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)

	Burnett County	Marquette County
Under 5	3.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.6%	14.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	8.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	19.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	19.4%	16.2%
75 and over	11.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burnett County	Marquette County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burnett County	Marquette County
No high school diploma	7.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.2%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burnett County	Marquette County
Drove alone	76.7%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	7.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	9.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burnett County	Marquette County
1-unit, detached	86.9%	82.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Burnett County	Marquette County
Poverty rate	13.1%	11.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1983	1977