COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marinette County

Wisconsin · 40,548 residents · 1,399 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Marinette County is a county of 40,548 people in Wisconsin. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $41,600. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 24% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Renters pay $298 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

40,548

−7%vs 2000

vs 43,384 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−12%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,399 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,782)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(3,263)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(3,141)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(2,670)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(1,993)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(6,058)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(5,663)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(4,031)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(3,803)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(3,792)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,492)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(860)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,396

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,256 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,420

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$298

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

22.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(42,354)

Black0.2%(87)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(325)

Asian0.3%(118)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(40,296)

Black0%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(128)

Asian0.2%(68)

Other0.4%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(684)

Puerto Rican1%(410)

Central American0.1%(26)

South American0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0%(16)

Salvadoran0%(14)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Cuban0%(7)

Peruvian0%(6)

Spaniard0%(6)

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(70)

Hmong0.1%(46)

Japanese0.1%(30)

Filipino0.1%(23)

Korean0%(15)

Thai0%(11)

Vietnamese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(28)

Native Hawaiian0%(13)

Tongan0%(4)

Ancestry

German32.9%(13,854)

Polish11.9%(5,012)

Irish6.8%(2,851)

American5.3%(2,238)

English5%(2,101)

French5%(2,089)

Swedish3.4%(1,429)

Italian3.2%(1,352)

Norwegian2.6%(1,087)

French Canadian2.4%(1,012)

Dutch1.6%(668)

Belgian1.5%(651)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.5%(635)

Danish1%(431)

Finnish1%(408)

Austrian0.7%(279)

Scottish0.7%(278)

Russian0.6%(239)

Hungarian0.3%(120)

Swiss0.3%(120)

Croatian0.2%(98)

Slovene0.2%(85)

British0.2%(81)

Arab0.2%(71)

Ukrainian0.2%(66)

Canadian0.2%(65)

Lithuanian0.1%(61)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(59)

Welsh0.1%(57)

Subsaharan African0.1%(49)

Nigerian0.1%(44)

Latvian0.1%(43)

Egyptian0.1%(40)

Greek0.1%(39)

Moroccan0.1%(26)

Serbian0.1%(22)

Romanian0%(15)

Slovak0%(14)

Portuguese0%(11)

Iranian0%(9)

Brazilian0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Lebanese0%(4)

Ethiopian0%(2)

Syrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.6%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married27.3%(4,920)

Married55.1%(9,939)

Widowed3.4%(609)

Divorced14.2%(2,558)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(3,396)

Married58.6%(10,342)

Widowed10.7%(1,885)

Divorced11.4%(2,016)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)18.7%(608)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(683)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.3%(1,308)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(181)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.6%(116)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,243 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper