Marinette County, WI

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2023 Population

41,907

0.191% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

48.8

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

9.08%

5.98% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$63,401

5.06% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$154,600

8.64% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,327

1.07% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Marinette County, WI had a population of 41.9k people with a median age of 48.8 and a median household income of $63,401. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Marinette County, WI grew from 41,827 to 41,907, a 0.191% increase and its median household income grew from $60,347 to $63,401, a 5.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Marinette County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.34%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.17%), White (Hispanic) (0.718%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.668%).

None of the households in Marinette County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Marinette County, WI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Wisconsin Academy (1 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Marinette County, WI was $154,600, and the homeownership rate was 80.4%.

Most people in Marinette County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Marinette County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Marinette County, WI borders Dickinson County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Door County, WI, Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI, and Oconto County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Marinette County, WI is home to a population of 41.9k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.59% of Marinette County, WI residents were born outside of the country (665 people).

In 2023, there were 40.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.4k people) in Marinette County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 982 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 489 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Marinette County, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Marinette County, WI was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marinette County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marinette County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
39.4k ± 44
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
982 ± 87.7
Two+ (Hispanic)
489 ± 133

2.69%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

2.69% of the people in Marinette County, WI are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Marinette County, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,791 ± 7,097 people
India
23,051 ± 3,720 people
China
15,381 ± 3,041 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 84,791 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 23,051 and China with 15,381.

Foreign-Born Population

1.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

665 people

1.33%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

557 people

As of 2023, 1.59% of Marinette County, WI residents (665 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marinette County, WI was 1.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marinette County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Marinette County, WI employs 19.3k people. The largest industries in Marinette County, WI are Manufacturing (5,386 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,761 people), and Retail Trade (1,947 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($133,750), Utilities ($95,278), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,625).

Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,062. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is 0.443, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

19.3k

2023 Value

± 832

1.07%

1 Year growth

± 5.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marinette County, WI grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 19.1k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marinette County, WI, are Production Occupations (3,241 people), Management Occupations (1,957 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,690 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marinette County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.3k

2023 Value

± 832

1.07%

1 Year growth

± 5.85%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Marinette County, WI grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 19.1k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marinette County, WI, are Manufacturing (5,386 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,761 people), and Retail Trade (1,947 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marinette County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Marinette County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

72
Other Services (except Public Administration)
64
Construction
60
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$321k
Manufacturing
$126k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$66.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marinette County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 66.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.03%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.03%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marinette County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Marinette County, WI awarded 1 degrees. The student population of Marinette County, WI in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 2 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Marinette County, WI are White (1 and 100%), followed by Asian (0 and 0%), Black or African American (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Marinette County, WI by number of degrees awarded are Wisconsin Academy (1 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 2 students enrolled in Marinette County, WI, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Wisconsin Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wisconsin Academy with 1 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Marinette County, WI, which is 0 times less than the 1 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1 degrees mean that there were NaNy times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNN% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNN% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marinette County, WI was $154,600 in 2023, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $142,300 to $154,600, a 8.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Marinette County, WI is 80.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Marinette County, WI have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marinette County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,111

$14,987

Median Property Taxes

±$751

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marinette County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marinette County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.4%

Homeownership

2023

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.4% of the housing units in Marinette County, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marinette County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marinette County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,401

Median Household Income

± $3,310

18.6k

Number of Households

± 787

In 2023, the median household income of the 18.6k households in Marinette County, WI grew to $63,401 from the previous year's value of $60,347.

The following chart displays the households in Marinette County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marinette County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81%)
Carpooled (7.3%)
Worked At Home (6.67%)

In 2023, 81% of workers in Marinette County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.3%) and those who worked at home (6.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marinette County, WI have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.67% of the workforce in Marinette County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marinette County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marinette County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marinette County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marinette County, WI (3.71k out of 40.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marinette County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.9% of the children was living in poverty in Marinette County, WI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.7% of the population of Marinette County, WI has health coverage, with 44.9% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 19.8% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 1.88% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Marinette County, WI see 1610 patients per year on average, which represents a 11.7% increase from the previous year (1441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2094 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 710 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,610 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Marinette County, WI

Primary care physicians in Marinette County, WI see an average of 1,610 patients per year. This represents a 11.7% increase from the previous year (1,441 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Marinette County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 14.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 24% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.33%

Uninsured

44.9%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

19.8%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

1.88%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Marinette County, WI grew by 1.61% from 4.26% to 4.33%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marinette County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 42.3 in Marinette County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Marinette County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.9% in Marinette County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Marinette County, WI.