CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Marquette

Michigan · 21,961 residents · 11.3 sq mi

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With 21,961 people, Marquette is a city in Michigan. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $49,700. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. The average commute runs 12 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,961

+12%vs 2000

vs 19,661 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(1,150)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,252)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,142)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.9%(2,387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.1%(3,326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(3,720)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(3,199)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(1,687)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(1,446)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(1,436)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(898)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(318)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,365

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,918 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,035

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,787 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,700

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.9% in 2000

49.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(18,579)

Black0.8%(161)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(152)

Asian0.8%(160)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(20,806)

Black2.6%(581)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(90)

Asian0.6%(136)

Other2%(438)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(417)

South American0.2%(33)

Central American0.1%(25)

Argentine0.1%(22)

Puerto Rican0.1%(19)

Honduran0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Dominican0.1%(14)

Venezuelan0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(33)

Chinese0.1%(29)

Korean0.1%(21)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

German21.5%(4,581)

Irish12%(2,558)

English11.2%(2,379)

Finnish10.7%(2,284)

Polish9.4%(2,015)

Italian7.2%(1,529)

French6.3%(1,352)

Swedish5.4%(1,145)

French Canadian3%(643)

Dutch2.9%(623)

Scottish2.6%(550)

Norwegian2.2%(469)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

American1.5%(323)

Macedonian0.9%(182)

Danish0.7%(148)

British0.7%(140)

Belgian0.6%(122)

Greek0.5%(110)

Lithuanian0.5%(108)

Russian0.5%(108)

Czech0.5%(96)

Canadian0.4%(84)

Welsh0.4%(82)

Ukrainian0.4%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(74)

Austrian0.3%(72)

Croatian0.3%(71)

Arab0.3%(60)

Hungarian0.3%(56)

Slovak0.2%(50)

Latvian0.2%(48)

Subsaharan African0.2%(47)

Slovene0.2%(40)

Lebanese0.2%(32)

Iranian0.1%(29)

Swiss0.1%(29)

Bulgarian0.1%(18)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Nigerian0%(8)

Moroccan0%(7)

Brazilian0%(6)

Romanian0%(6)

Serbian0%(6)

West Indian0%(5)

Jamaican0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.2%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 9.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married60.2%(6,110)

Married30.6%(3,103)

Widowed2.5%(249)

Divorced6.8%(695)

Women 15+

Never married53.6%(5,117)

Married31.2%(2,972)

Widowed6.9%(663)

Divorced8.3%(788)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.8%(139)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(137)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.2%(451)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 880 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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