Marinette County vs Pierce County

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

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

Pierce County has the higher population (42,351 vs 41,907 in Marinette County). Pierce County has the higher median household income ($88,802 vs $63,401 in Marinette County). Pierce County has the higher median home value ($308,600 vs $154,600 in Marinette County).

Population, income & housing

	Marinette County	Pierce County
Population	41,907	42,351
Median age	48.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,401	$88,802
Median home value	$154,600	$308,600
Median gross rent	$749	$1,025
Housing units	29,372	17,052
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marinette County	Pierce County
Population	40,391 → 41,907 (+3.8%)	41,977 → 42,351 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$50,330 → $63,401 (+26.0%)	$72,323 → $88,802 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $154,600 (+24.9%)	$208,700 → $308,600 (+47.9%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $749 (+10.3%)	$874 → $1,025 (+17.3%)

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

Pierce County

Population

41,97742,351

Median household income

$72,323$88,802

Median home value

$208,700$308,600

Median gross rent

$874$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marinette County	Pierce County
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	15.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	17.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.0%
75 and over	10.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marinette County	Pierce County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marinette County	Pierce County
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	37.4%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marinette County	Pierce County
Drove alone	81.0%	74.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marinette County	Pierce County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	6.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Marinette County	Pierce County
Poverty rate	9.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1975	1980