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Marquette County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Marquette County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marquette County is a small Upper Peninsula county of 67,979 residents with an economy anchored in healthcare, education, and public-sector employment, reflecting its role as a regional service hub. The labor force participation rate of 58.8% is relatively modest, though 35.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the unemployment rate stands at 4.9%; median worker earnings of $31,529 sit below the median household income of $65,429, suggesting reliance on multi-earner households. Housing costs are low — median home value of $202,000 and median rent of $923/month — but the county recorded a slight population decline of 0.8% over five years, and a poverty rate of 13.6% points to underlying income pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

67,979

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,429

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Marquette County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone61,199 (91.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,512 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,197 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone914 (1.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone708 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone340 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish475
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic250
  3. 3.Other Indo-European199
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic179
  5. 5.Arabic61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,562

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,580

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,471

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,065
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,214
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,956
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,280
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,187

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,366
  2. 2.Service Occupations7,414
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,369
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,582
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.41×)1,198
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.36×)3,724
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)8,960
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)3,979
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)1,698

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$202,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$923/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,226 (16.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,500 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,921 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,703 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,668 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,212 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,529

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,297 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled2,762 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,355 (7.5%)
  • Walked1,573 (5.0%)
  • Bicycle212 (0.7%)
  • Other138 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.