Marathon County, Wisconsin

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 138,067
Median household income: $76,185
Median home value: $205,500

Marathon County is a county in Wisconsin with a population of 138,067. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,185, its median household income sits in line with Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marathon County's population grew 2.0% from 135,396 to 138,067, while its median household income rose 21.6% from $62,633 to $76,185.

75.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 138,067
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $76,185
Median home value: $205,500
Median gross rent: $950
Housing units: 60,296
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

135,396138,067

Median household income

$62,633$76,185

Median home value

$156,300$205,500

Median gross rent

$758$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	135,396	$62,633	$156,300	$758
2020	135,485	$63,029	$161,500	$786
2021	137,597	$67,940	$169,200	$829
2022	137,820	$73,248	$194,500	$898
2023	138,067	$76,185	$205,500	$950

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,770	5.6%
5 to 17	23,535	17.0%
18 to 24	10,205	7.4%
25 to 34	16,461	11.9%
35 to 44	17,700	12.8%
45 to 54	16,866	12.2%
55 to 64	19,793	14.3%
65 to 74	15,054	10.9%
75 and over	10,683	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119,909	86.8%
Black or African American	646	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	127	0.1%
Asian	7,596	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	54	0.0%
Some other race	326	0.2%
Two or more races	4,768	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,641	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,674	6.9%
High school graduate	31,752	32.9%
Some college or associate's	31,798	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	18,307	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,026	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	54,397	76.5%
Carpooled	5,976	8.4%
Public transit	209	0.3%
Walked	1,321	1.9%
Bicycle	214	0.3%
Worked from home	8,303	11.7%
Other means	709	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,140	38.4%
15 to 29 min	27,894	44.4%
30 to 44 min	6,747	10.7%
45 to 59 min	1,723	2.7%
60+ min	2,322	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 8.9% (12,159 of 136,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,909	64.9%
Nonfamily households	19,964	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56,873	94.3%
Vacant	3,423	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,754	73.4%
Renter-occupied	15,119	26.6%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	45,449	75.4%
1-unit, attached	1,594	2.6%
2 to 4 units	3,564	5.9%
5 to 19 units	5,202	8.6%
20 or more units	2,914	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1,573	2.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 55073
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 1,545 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 44.8980, -89.7578