Marshfield, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

18,700

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.2

0.232% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

5.73% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,407

1.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Marshfield, WI is home to a population of 18.7k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.04% of Marshfield, WI residents were born outside of the country (568 people).

In 2024, there were 29.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Marshfield, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 567 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 475 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Marshfield, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marshfield, WI was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marshfield, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 388
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
567 ± 189
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
475 ± 229

3.46%

Hispanic Population

647 people

3.46% of the people in Marshfield, WI are hispanic (647 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marshfield, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

3.04%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

568 people

2.61%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

488 people

As of 2024, 3.04% of Marshfield, WI residents (568 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marshfield, WI was 2.61%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
483 ± 173
Gulf War (1990s)
176 ± 84
Gulf War (2001-)
172 ± 102

Marshfield, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marshfield, WI.

Economy

The economy of Marshfield, WI employs 9.52k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marshfield, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,521 people), Manufacturing (1,588 people), and Retail Trade (1,173 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($81,912), Public Administration ($70,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,119).

Employment

Occupations

9.52k

2024 Value

± 664

5.36%

1 Year growth

± 9.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshfield, WI grew at a rate of 5.36%, from 9.03k employees to 9.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marshfield, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,109 people), Production Occupations (864 people), and Management Occupations (799 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marshfield, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.52k

2024 Value

± 664

5.36%

1 Year growth

± 9.48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marshfield, WI grew at a rate of 5.36%, from 9.03k employees to 9.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marshfield, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,521 people), Manufacturing (1,588 people), and Retail Trade (1,173 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marshfield, WI, though some of these residents may live in Marshfield, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,413

Median earning men ± $2,283

$39,237

Median earning women ± $2,808

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($82,083), Public Administration ($69,375), and Wholesale Trade ($67,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,426), Public Administration ($75,298), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,792).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marshfield, WI was $177,800 in 2024, which is 0.534 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,900 to $177,800, a 4.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Marshfield, WI is 60%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marshfield, WI have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marshfield, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$177,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,333

$5,449

Median Property Taxes

±$511

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 Marshfield, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

60%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60% of the housing units in Marshfield, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$58,407

Median Household Income

± $3,102

9.08k

Number of Households

± 675

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.08k households in Marshfield, WI declined from $58,407 from the previous year's value of $59,294.

The following chart displays the households in Marshfield, 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 Marshfield, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (73.6%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (8.04%)

In 2024, 73.6% of workers in Marshfield, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.04%).

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

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marshfield, WI have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Marshfield, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marshfield, WI (2.14k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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