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Marinette County, WI

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

AI Overview

Marinette County is a small northeastern Wisconsin county of 41,907 residents with a relatively older workforce — median age 48.7 — and modest educational attainment at 19.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though high school completion reaches 93.1%. Labor costs are low, with median worker earnings of $42,030 and a median household income of $63,809, and housing remains affordable at a median home value of $154,600 and median gross rent of $749/month. The county posted 3.4% population growth over five years, carries a 3.9% unemployment rate, and an 81.6% homeownership rate points to an established, settled residential base rather than a transient workforce.

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

Population

41,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,809

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Marinette County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,496 (93.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,067 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race571 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone330 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone214 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone214 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish729
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic121
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)89
  4. 4.Other Indo-European84
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic73

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,243

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,941

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,474
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,718
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,923
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,465
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,052

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,598
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,926
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,201
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,553
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,980

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.42×)1,055
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.80×)5,386
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)468
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)850
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.93×)1,580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$749/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9992,023 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,953 (12.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,650 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,536 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,476 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,041 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,030

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,290 (80.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,500 (7.9%)
  • Carpooled1,261 (6.7%)
  • Walked482 (2.5%)
  • Other185 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle104 (0.5%)

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.