Marquette

Population: 20,691
Median household income: $55,825
Median home value: $254,100

Located in Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette is a community with a population of 20,691. At $55,825, its median household income sits below Marquette County's $64,675.

From 2019 to 2023, Marquette's population held roughly steady from 20,822 to 20,691, while its median home value rose 35.7% from $187,300 to $254,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.4% of the population. 68.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,691
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,825
Median home value: $254,100
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 9,344
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,82220,691

Median household income

$43,977$55,825

Median home value

$187,300$254,100

Median gross rent

$795$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,822	$43,977	$187,300	$795
2020	20,631	$42,746	$180,100	$820
2021	20,561	$47,179	$192,200	$863
2022	20,673	$51,599	$231,500	$944
2023	20,691	$55,825	$254,100	$958

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 176.8%

18 to 2429.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	698	3.4%
5 to 17	1,417	6.8%
18 to 24	6,073	29.4%
25 to 34	3,091	14.9%
35 to 44	1,834	8.9%
45 to 54	2,131	10.3%
55 to 64	2,043	9.9%
65 to 74	1,941	9.4%
75 and over	1,463	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,285	88.4%
Black or African American	654	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	124	0.6%
Asian	115	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	908	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	571	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	586	4.7%
High school graduate	2,702	21.6%
Some college or associate's	3,443	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,787	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,985	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,380	68.9%
Carpooled	1,180	11.0%
Public transit	76	0.7%
Walked	1,150	10.7%
Bicycle	199	1.9%
Worked from home	669	6.2%
Other means	56	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,376	73.5%
15 to 29 min	1,767	17.6%
30 to 44 min	374	3.7%
45 to 59 min	194	1.9%
60+ min	330	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 21.8% (3,818 of 17,530)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,950	45.5%
Nonfamily households	4,732	54.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,682	92.9%
Vacant	662	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,234	48.8%
Renter-occupied	4,448	51.2%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,716	50.5%
1-unit, attached	384	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,586	17.0%
5 to 19 units	1,311	14.0%
20 or more units	1,243	13.3%
Mobile home & other	104	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2651900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 8.06 sq mi
Center point: 46.5507, -87.3958