Marquette County, Wisconsin

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,706
Median household income: $63,471
Median home value: $201,100

Marquette County, Wisconsin counts 15,706 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,471, its median household income sits below Wisconsin's $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Marquette County's population grew 2.6% from 15,304 to 15,706, while its median household income rose 21.4% from $52,288 to $63,471.

82.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,706
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,471
Median home value: $201,100
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 9,841
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,30415,706

Median household income

$52,288$63,471

Median home value

$155,300$201,100

Median gross rent

$701$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,304	$52,288	$155,300	$701
2020	15,380	$53,293	$156,500	$720
2021	15,515	$55,386	$162,900	$724
2022	15,619	$59,748	$189,500	$773
2023	15,706	$63,471	$201,100	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	698	4.4%
5 to 17	2,288	14.6%
18 to 24	891	5.7%
25 to 34	1,383	8.8%
35 to 44	1,629	10.4%
45 to 54	1,860	11.8%
55 to 64	2,882	18.3%
65 to 74	2,539	16.2%
75 and over	1,536	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,536	92.6%
Black or African American	82	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	88	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	373	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	559	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	958	8.1%
High school graduate	5,163	43.6%
Some college or associate's	3,915	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,288	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	505	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,462	79.6%
Carpooled	540	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	167	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	623	9.1%
Other means	67	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,772	28.4%
15 to 29 min	1,929	30.9%
30 to 44 min	1,052	16.9%
45 to 59 min	758	12.2%
60+ min	725	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.8% (1,843 of 15,583)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,358	63.3%
Nonfamily households	2,523	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,881	69.9%
Vacant	2,960	30.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,565	80.9%
Renter-occupied	1,316	19.1%

1-unit, detached82.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,123	82.5%
1-unit, attached	97	1.0%
2 to 4 units	237	2.4%
5 to 19 units	254	2.6%
20 or more units	17	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,113	11.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 55077
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 456 sq mi
Water area: 8.75 sq mi
Center point: 43.8261, -89.4091