Marinette County, Wisconsin Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Marinette County, Wisconsin, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Marinette County, Wisconsin. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Marinette County, Wisconsin. The estimated population of Marinette County, Wisconsin is 41,720 people, with a median age of 48.6.

We can look at the total population in Marinette County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
41,720
+3.49%
+2.48%
2020
40,312
 -0.2% -
2019
40,391
 -0.36% -
2018
40,537
 -0.43% -
2017
40,712
 - -

Population of Marinette County, Wisconsin by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
94.9%
95.6%
 -0.73%
Black/African American
0.7%
0.6%
 +16.67%
Native
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%
Hispanic
2.1%
1.5%
 +40.00%
Asian
0.3%
0.6%
 -50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.8%
1.1%
 +63.64%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Marinette County, Wisconsin by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 48.6 -0.61% 48.1 -0.62% 49.4 -0.2%
2020 48.9 +0.41% 48.4 +1.04% 49.5 -0.4%
2019 48.7 +0.83% 47.9 +1.27% 49.7 +1.02%
2018 48.3 +1.26% 47.3 +1.28% 49.2 +0.61%
2017 47.7 - 46.7 - 48.9 -

The median age of Marinette County, Wisconsin gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,997 +9.19% 1,948 -1.58% 2,184 1,916
10 to 19 2,520 -7.63% 2,259 +4.49% 2,319 2,353
20 to 29 2,139 -6.43% 1,834 +3.34% 2,001 1,895
30 to 39 2,197 +4.62% 2,079 +7.33% 2,294 2,233
40 to 49 2,290 -1.26% 2,280 -11.12% 2,257 2,022
50 to 59 3,386 +4.74% 3,486 -10.64% 3,544 3,128
60 to 69 3,270 +6.57% 3,041 +15.97% 3,489 3,548
70+ 2,660 +13.62% 3,326 +5.2% 3,038 3,499

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Marinette County, Wisconsin is $55,694.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Marinette County.

  • Under 25
    $48,859.00
  • 25 to 44
    $66,803.00
  • 45 to 64
    $63,859.00
  • 65 and over
    $43,911.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Marinette County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Marinette County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Marinette County, Wisconsin is currently $68,681.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.57% of households in Marinette County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Marinette County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    18.69%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.53%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    22.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.81%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.48%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.77%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.57%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Marinette County is $31,059.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Marinette County by the total population of Marinette County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Marinette County, Wisconsin, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Marinette County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.64%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.67%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.51%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    57.16%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.02%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Marinette County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Marinette County over the age of 16 is 34,772.

Of those people, a total of 57.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Marinette County is 55.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,824 56.90% 18.70%
20 to 24 years 1,822 81.90% 3.70%
25 to 29 years 2,074 88.30% 4.00%
30 to 34 years 2,052 87.00% 5.20%
35 to 44 years 4,453 84.50% 3.90%
45 to 54 years 5,210 85.10% 4.10%
55 to 59 years 3,763 73.40% 1.60%
60 to 64 years 3,721 48.60% 3.50%
65 to 74 years 5,751 18.50% 0.90%
75 years and over 4,102 3.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Marinette County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 33,451 57.40% 4.40%
Black or African American 191 48.20% 15.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 162 63.00% 1.00%
Asian 128 65.60% 2.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 159 77.40% 0.00%
Two or more races 681 77.70% 0.90%
Hispanic or Latino 565 80.40% 5.70%
Not Hispanic or Latino 33,178 57.30% 4.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Marinette County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Marinette County is 19,265, with median earnings of $38,405.00.

Women in Marinette County, Wisconsin earning approximately 63.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 19,265 $38,405.00
Male 10,219 $47,223.00
Female 9,046 $30,159.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,593 $63,528.00
Business and Financial 563 $48,272.00
Computer and Mathematical 207 $46,016.00
Architecture and Engineering 406 $73,599.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 106 $47,424.00
Community and Social Service 224 $36,071.00
Legal 80 $41,316.00
Educational and Library 769 $41,655.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 227 $20,694.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,261 $54,058.00
Healthcare Support 808 $18,438.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 77 $46,563.00
Law Enforcement 143 $63,125.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,031 $11,964.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 566 $13,611.00
Personal Care and Service 330 $21,786.00
Sales 1,622 $31,707.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,818 $30,992.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 321 $20,711.00
Construction and Extraction 1,168 $51,225.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 744 $47,019.00
Production 3,356 $47,771.00
Transportation and Material Moving 907 $27,996.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 943 $63,534.00 650 $63,500.00
Business and Financial 152 $56,389.00 411 $43,969.00
Computer and Mathematical 127 $30,913.00 80 $57,283.00
Architecture and Engineering 327 $73,668.00 79 $67,351.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 54 $46,210.00 52 $53,750.00
Community and Social Service 54 $41,250.00 170 $35,357.00
Legal 22 $57,292.00 58 $40,592.00
Educational and Library 152 $58,333.00 617 $40,372.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 119 $12,413.00 108 $31,875.00
Healthcare Practitioners 274 $92,500.00 987 $52,825.00
Healthcare Support 53 $17,841.00 755 $18,664.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 59 $52,083.00 18 $26,250.00
Law Enforcement 129 $64,792.00 14 $49,167.00
Food Preparation and Serving 306 $12,875.00 725 $11,638.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 227 $32,083.00 339 $8,986.00
Personal Care and Service 77 $12,462.00 253 $23,375.00
Sales 664 $52,755.00 958 $20,223.00
Office and Administrative Support 321 $40,368.00 1,497 $30,089.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 242 $21,848.00 79 $18,375.00
Construction and Extraction 1,137 $51,483.00 31 $26,518.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 724 $48,068.00 20 $32,500.00
Production 2,587 $50,680.00 769 $36,391.00
Transportation and Material Moving 753 $33,839.00 154 $2,499.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 18,344 households in Marinette County, with an average household size of 2.24 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 11,263 families in Marinette County with an average family size of 2.78 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,954 919 1,390 7,081
Average Household Size 2.8 3.06 3.24 1.22
Total Families 8,954 919 1,390 0
Average Household Size 2.78 2.63 2.86 0

Poverty

Of the 11,263 families in Marinette County, 6.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Marinette County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 29,330 housing units in Marinette County, Wisconsin.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 18,344 62.54%
Vacant 10,986 37.46%

11.94% of the total 29,330 housing units in Marinette County are rental units. This is approximately 3,502 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,293 are occupied by the owner - or 48.73% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Marinette County is $697.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Marinette County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    549
  • Less than $500
    659
  • $500 to $999
    2,395
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    347
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    11
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    11
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    3
  • $3,000 or more
    76

Property Value

The median value of a property in Marinette County is $124,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Marinette County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,319
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    3,935
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    3,316
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,274
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,253
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    924
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    210
  • $1,000,000 or more
    62

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Marinette County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Marinette County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    4,617
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,785
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,968
  • 1960 to 1969
    3,031
  • 1970 to 1979
    5,200
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,237
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,764
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,663
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,063
  • 2014 or later
    2

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Marinette County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    774
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,518
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,948
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,104

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Marinette County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Marinette County that commute to work in a particular way.

21 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Marinette County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,156
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,809
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,166
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,776
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,841
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    967
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,210
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    358
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    348
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    921
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    756
  • 90 or more minutes
    471

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Marinette County, Wisconsin in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Marinette County, Wisconsin

We have data for 22 places in Marinette County, Wisconsin. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.