Marathon County vs Winnebago County

A side-by-side comparison of Marathon County and Winnebago County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Winnebago County has the higher population (171,357 vs 138,067 in Marathon County). Marathon County has the higher median household income ($76,185 vs $72,873 in Winnebago County). Winnebago County has the higher median home value ($208,600 vs $205,500 in Marathon County).

Population, income & housing

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
Population	138,067	171,357
Median age	41.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,185	$72,873
Median home value	$205,500	$208,600
Median gross rent	$950	$924
Housing units	60,296	76,770
Homeownership rate	73.4%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
Population	135,396 → 138,067 (+2.0%)	170,411 → 171,357 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$62,633 → $76,185 (+21.6%)	$58,543 → $72,873 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$156,300 → $205,500 (+31.5%)	$152,500 → $208,600 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $950 (+25.3%)	$766 → $924 (+20.6%)

Marathon County

Population

135,396138,067

Median household income

$62,633$76,185

Median home value

$156,300$205,500

Median gross rent

$758$950

Winnebago County

Population

170,411171,357

Median household income

$58,543$72,873

Median home value

$152,500$208,600

Median gross rent

$766$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
Under 5	5.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	11.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.0%
75 and over	7.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	5.5%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
No high school diploma	6.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	32.9%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
Drove alone	76.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	1.9%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.7%	10.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
1-unit, detached	75.4%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	12.9%
20 or more units	4.8%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Marathon County	Winnebago County
Poverty rate	8.9%	10.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1977	1975