Marinette County vs Polk County

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

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

Polk County has the higher population (45,327 vs 41,907 in Marinette County). Polk County has the higher median household income ($76,208 vs $63,401 in Marinette County). Polk County has the higher median home value ($241,200 vs $154,600 in Marinette County).

Population, income & housing

	Marinette County	Polk County
Population	41,907	45,327
Median age	48.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,401	$76,208
Median home value	$154,600	$241,200
Median gross rent	$749	$958
Housing units	29,372	24,377
Homeownership rate	80.4%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marinette County	Polk County
Population	40,391 → 41,907 (+3.8%)	43,438 → 45,327 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$50,330 → $63,401 (+26.0%)	$59,994 → $76,208 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $154,600 (+24.9%)	$169,700 → $241,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $749 (+10.3%)	$756 → $958 (+26.7%)

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

Polk County

Population

43,43845,327

Median household income

$59,994$76,208

Median home value

$169,700$241,200

Median gross rent

$756$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marinette County	Polk County
Under 5	4.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	14.6%	13.5%
75 and over	10.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marinette County	Polk County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marinette County	Polk County
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	37.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marinette County	Polk County
Drove alone	81.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.7%	10.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marinette County	Polk County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Marinette County	Polk County
Poverty rate	9.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.20	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1975	1980