Marathon County, Wisconsin

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Key figures

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	138,403	5,914,872	334,922,499	481st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,884	$77,485	$80,734	677th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9	1727th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.1%	33.4%	35.7%	914th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$219,600	$266,500	$332,700	1194th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$999	$1,087	$1,413	996th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	10.6%	12.5%	2727th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.9%	3.2%	5.2%	2625th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	89.6	109.2	n/a	1063rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	5.2%	14.1%	1145th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.1	n/a	n/a	456th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.3%	67.8%	65.2%	1831st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.1	22.2	26.4	2711th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	13.1%	15.1%	660th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2611th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	46.8%	46.9%	1188th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.7%	n/a	n/a	729th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.7%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	25.1	37.1	61.4

Age in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.0%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	57,866	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.3%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.2%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.4%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	28.9%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,413	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.5%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.4%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.8%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	60,910	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.4%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.6%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.0%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.7%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.7%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,218	$3,792	n/a

Education in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	6.7%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.0%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.2%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.7%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.9%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.0%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Marathon County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.2%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.7%	7.2%	16.7%

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