Marquette County, Wisconsin

Marquette County has a population of 15,746 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $210,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $65,681.

Home price
$210,400
Income
$65,681
Population
15,746
Unemployment
2.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$210,400county
Median gross rent$800county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant28.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use23.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$772county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,247county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$65,681county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate13.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.7%county
Unemployment rate2.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$37,319county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.26%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1156399county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.2%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1592county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible44.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution28 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,746county
Land area in square miles456county
People per square mile of land34.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age50.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.6%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents231county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in500county
Households that moved away496county
Average income of arriving households$58,886county
Average income of departing households$46,778county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year62county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.8 incounty
Annual snowfall33.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing153 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days156 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$105county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use597 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.3%county
Homes heated by propane42.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood10.3%county
Households with broadband88.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk43.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk35.2county
Landslide risk46.2county
Hail risk87.1county
Earthquake risk13.4county
Tornado risk52.9county
Tropical cyclone risk7.6county
Extreme heat risk62.7county
Winter weather risk26.2county
Strong wind risk42.6county
Wildfire risk36.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Marquette County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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