Marinette County vs Oneida County

A side-by-side comparison of Marinette County and Oneida County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marinette County has the higher population (41,907 vs 38,007 in Oneida County). Oneida County has the higher median household income ($69,621 vs $63,401 in Marinette County). Oneida County has the higher median home value ($227,500 vs $154,600 in Marinette County).

Population, income & housing

	Marinette County	Oneida County
Population	41,907	38,007
Median age	48.8 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,401	$69,621
Median home value	$154,600	$227,500
Median gross rent	$749	$868
Housing units	29,372	30,746
Homeownership rate	80.4%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marinette County	Oneida County
Population	40,391 → 41,907 (+3.8%)	35,381 → 38,007 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$50,330 → $63,401 (+26.0%)	$56,852 → $69,621 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $154,600 (+24.9%)	$174,100 → $227,500 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $749 (+10.3%)	$766 → $868 (+13.3%)

Marinette County

Population

40,39141,907

Median household income

$50,330$63,401

Median home value

$123,800$154,600

Median gross rent

$679$749

Oneida County

Population

35,38138,007

Median household income

$56,852$69,621

Median home value

$174,100$227,500

Median gross rent

$766$868

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marinette County	Oneida County
Under 5	4.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.4%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	17.8%	18.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	16.9%
75 and over	10.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marinette County	Oneida County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marinette County	Oneida County
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	37.4%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marinette County	Oneida County
Drove alone	81.0%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.7%	8.5%
Other means	1.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marinette County	Oneida County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Marinette County	Oneida County
Poverty rate	9.1%	8.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1975	1981