Marinette County vs Shawano County

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

Marinette County and Shawano 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 40,927 in Shawano County). Shawano County has the higher median household income ($67,032 vs $63,401 in Marinette County). Shawano County has the higher median home value ($179,100 vs $154,600 in Marinette County).

Population, income & housing

	Marinette County	Shawano County
Population	41,907	40,927
Median age	48.8 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,401	$67,032
Median home value	$154,600	$179,100
Median gross rent	$749	$777
Housing units	29,372	20,430
Homeownership rate	80.4%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marinette County	Shawano County
Population	40,391 → 41,907 (+3.8%)	40,904 → 40,927 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$50,330 → $63,401 (+26.0%)	$56,531 → $67,032 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $154,600 (+24.9%)	$136,700 → $179,100 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $749 (+10.3%)	$629 → $777 (+23.5%)

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

Shawano County

Population

40,90440,927

Median household income

$56,531$67,032

Median home value

$136,700$179,100

Median gross rent

$629$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marinette County	Shawano County
Under 5	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.7%
75 and over	10.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marinette County	Shawano County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	6.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marinette County	Shawano County
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.1%
High school graduate	37.4%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marinette County	Shawano County
Drove alone	81.0%	79.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.7%	9.1%
Other means	1.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marinette County	Shawano County
1-unit, detached	79.6%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.9%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Marinette County	Shawano County
Poverty rate	9.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1975	1975