City safety & data profile

MarinetteWI

Marinette, WI is a 11K-resident city in Marinette County with a median household income of $58,638.

Marinette County, Wisconsin. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Marinette, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Marinette has a population larger than 5% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $120,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 6%
By size
$58,638
Median income (place)
$120,200
Median home (place)
11.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Marinette

Marinette posts a median household income higher than 20% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Marinette area.

Bottom 21%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Marinette

Where Marinette income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$58,638 Bottom 20% higher than 20% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Marinette $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WI

Population among 85 WI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Milwaukee is the largest WI city on this list; Whitefish Bay leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WI

Median household income among the same 85-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Whitefish Bay posts the highest place-level median income in WI; Milwaukee is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Marinette, WI beyond the headline numbers

Marinette sits inside Marinette County, Wisconsin, at roughly 45.10°N, -87.63°W. Population 10,799, $58,638 median household income. Median home value $120,200, median rent $807. Poverty rate 11.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Marinette, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Marinette, WI stands at 11.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Marinette runs about 2.0 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 2.5% of Marinette workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19.1% in Marinette, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Marinette workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Marinette from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,799
Marinette · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$58,638
-34% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$120,200
-71% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Marinette County): Marinette's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
42K+1%
Median Income
$63,809+58%
Median Home Value
$158,600+47%
Poverty Rate
9.8%-26%
Unemployment
3.4%-65%

Economics

Economics indicators for Marinette, WI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$807/mo
Poverty Rate
11.8% -5% vs avg
Unemployment 3.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.5%
Work From Home 2.5%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 93.5%
African American 1%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
37.9%
High Blood Pressure
34.6%
Short Sleep Duration
31.8%
Physical Inactivity
29.6%
Binge Drinking
19.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.4%
Current Smoking
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.3%
Diabetes
12.3%
Current Asthma
11.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 65%
Annual Checkup 77.4%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
3.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
AURORA MEDICAL CENTER BAY AREA
MARINETTE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Alerts & News - Marinette Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Marinette right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Marinette, WI? ▼
Marinette, WI has a population of 10,799 people, located in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Marinette? ▼
The median household income in Marinette, WI is $58,638 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.8%.
What is the median home value in Marinette? ▼
The median home value in Marinette, WI is $120,200. Median rent is $807/month.
What are the top health concerns in Marinette? ▼
The top health indicators in Marinette include Obesity (37.9%), High Blood Pressure (34.6%), Short Sleep Duration (31.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Marinette? ▼
Marinette has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Marinette? ▼
The median age in Marinette, WI is 41.1 years. 21.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Marinette, WI is located in Marinette County, Wisconsin. With a population of 11K and a $58,638 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Marinette area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow - Wisconsin

Real-time AQI for every monitored Wisconsin location

National Weather Service

NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

EPA NAAQS standards

National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Marinette, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WI (11.8% here).

Spring Hill, FL 11.8% Evanston, IL 11.8% Missoula, MT 11.8% Gardena, CA 11.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WI ($58,638 here).

Elkton, MD $58,640 Altamont, OR $58,629 Hayesville, OR $58,624 Plymouth, IN $58,623

Nearby Cities 8

Suamico, WI 12K Green Bay, WI 105K Bellevue, WI 15K Howard, WI 19K Allouez, WI 14K Ashwaubenon, WI 17K De Pere, WI 25K Escanaba, MI 12K
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Using Marinette's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Marinette area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Marinette against Wisconsin peers on any ranking lens. Explore Wisconsin

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Marinette County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.