City safety & data profile

MarquetteMI

Marquette, MI is a 21K-resident city in Marquette County with a median household income of $55,613.

Marquette County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Marquette, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Marquette has a population larger than 47% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $274,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

21K
Population (place)
Bottom 48%
By size
$55,613
Median income (place)
$274,700
Median home (place)
22.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Marquette

Marquette posts a median household income higher than 16% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 recent safety alert is on record and 1 hospital serves the Marquette area.

Bottom 17%
by median income, US cities
1
safety alert on record
1
hospital in & near Marquette

Where Marquette income ranks nationally

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

$55,613 Bottom 16% higher than 16% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Marquette $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 MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

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

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

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

The quick read

Reading Marquette, MI beyond the headline numbers

Marquette sits inside Marquette County, Michigan, at roughly 46.54°N, -87.40°W. Population 21,297, $55,613 median household income. Median home value $274,700, median rent $1,011. Poverty rate 22.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Marquette, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

22.4% of Marquette, MI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in Marquette runs about 4.9 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 6.6% of Marquette 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: 19.2% in Marquette, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Marquette's median age is 30.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Marquette 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)
21,297
Marquette · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,613
-38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$274,700
-34% vs avg
Median Age (place)
30.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Marquette County): Marquette'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
67K-0%
Median Income
$65,429+43%
Median Home Value
$216,500+71%
Poverty Rate
14%-11%
Unemployment
4.6%-45%

Economics

Economics indicators for Marquette, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,011/mo
Poverty Rate
22.4% +81% vs avg
Unemployment 4.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 48%
Work From Home 6.6%
Public Transit 0.6%

Population

White 89.3%
African American 3.1%
Asian 0.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
36.9%
High Blood Pressure
31.3%
Short Sleep Duration
31%
Physical Inactivity
21.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.8%
Binge Drinking
19.2%
Current Smoking
13.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.3%
Current Asthma
11.6%
Diabetes
9.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 64.1%
Annual Checkup 78.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
UPHS MARQUETTE DLP HOSPITAL
MARQUETTE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Marquette Area 1

Weather Alerts high

Flood Warning Issued for Marquette, Michigan

NOAA ·

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Marquette, MI? ▼
Marquette, MI has a population of 21,297 people, located in Marquette County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Marquette? ▼
The median household income in Marquette, MI is $55,613 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 22.4%.
What is the median home value in Marquette? ▼
The median home value in Marquette, MI is $274,700. Median rent is $1,011/month.
What are the top health concerns in Marquette? ▼
The top health indicators in Marquette include Obesity (36.9%), High Blood Pressure (31.3%), Short Sleep Duration (31%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Marquette? ▼
Marquette has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Marquette? ▼
The median age in Marquette, MI is 30.9 years. 48% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Marquette, MI is located in Marquette County, Michigan. With a population of 21K and a $55,613 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 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Marquette area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (22.4% here).

San Juan, TX 22.4% Marion, OH 22.4% Marshall, TX 22.4% Roseburg, OR 22.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($55,613 here).

Laramie, WY $55,613 Greenfield, MA $55,614 Shelbyville, IN $55,602 Galveston, TX $55,631

Nearby Cities 8

Escanaba, MI 12K Marinette, WI 11K Suamico, WI 12K Howard, WI 19K Green Bay, WI 105K Allouez, WI 14K Bellevue, WI 15K Ashwaubenon, WI 17K
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Using Marquette'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 Marquette 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.
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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 (Marquette 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.