COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Marquette County

Wisconsin · 15,832 residents · 456 sq mi

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Marquette County is home to 15,832 people in Wisconsin. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The median age is 40.9, about 6 years above the US median. 3,511 more people live here than in 1990. Households here earn about 18% less than in Wisconsin as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,832

+28%since 1990

from 12,321 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.9

+4%since 1990

from 39.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.8%(765)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.3%(835)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,058)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.3%(1,000)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(740)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.3%(1,955)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.6%(2,627)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.7%(2,167)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.3%(1,789)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.8%(1,703)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(929)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(264)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,746

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,234 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,924

+59%since 1990

from $10,652 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.7%

−3.9 ptssince 1990

from 11.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,900

+46%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $45,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$456

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $304 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.3%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 80.6% in 1990

17.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(12,171)

Black0.2%(25)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(146)

Asian0.2%(19)

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(14,560)

Black3.2%(507)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(421)

Asian0.3%(42)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(435)

Puerto Rican0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(15)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(5)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(62)

Nepalese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German45.9%(7,226)

Irish12.5%(1,971)

English9.1%(1,438)

Polish8.8%(1,389)

American7.2%(1,136)

Norwegian5.8%(911)

Italian2.5%(394)

French1.6%(257)

Dutch1.4%(228)

Swedish1.3%(211)

Scottish1.3%(209)

Swiss1.3%(198)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(117)

Danish0.7%(107)

Czech0.7%(103)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(97)

French Canadian0.6%(90)

Russian0.5%(71)

Austrian0.4%(61)

Slovak0.3%(46)

Finnish0.3%(45)

Hungarian0.3%(43)

British0.3%(42)

Greek0.2%(32)

Lithuanian0.2%(32)

Arab0.2%(27)

Syrian0.2%(24)

Belgian0.1%(15)

Bulgarian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Serbian0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Slovene0%(7)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

Canadian0%(3)

Lebanese0%(2)

Latvian0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Romanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 8.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

78.8%

+9.1 ptssince 1990

from 69.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

−32%since 1990

from 28.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.6%(1,712)

Married61.7%(4,468)

Widowed3.4%(247)

Divorced11.3%(816)

Women 15+

Never married14.9%(884)

Married63.9%(3,799)

Widowed12.9%(767)

Divorced8.3%(496)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.6%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% 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)13.7%(174)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(289)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(498)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,272 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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