MARQUETTE COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS

Marquette County is home to about 68,000 people. The cities of Ishpeming, Marquette and Negaunee are the largest in the county. Marquette City is the largest with approximately 21,000 residents; Ishpeming is the second with approximately 6,500 residents and Negaunee the third largest with 4,500 residents.

Population/Labor Force

2010 Marquette County population	67,884	Marquette County Resource Management Department Unemployment Map This unemployment map visually demonstrates Marquette County’s economic stability through the recession beginning in 2007.
2010 City of Marquette population	21,355
2010 City of Ishpeming population	6,470
2010 City of Negaunee population	4,560
2010 Upper Peninsula population	311,361
2011 Unemployment Rate (Annual Average)	8.5%
2011 Labor Force (Annual Average)	34,139
2011 Employment (Annual Average)	31,230
2011Unemployment	3,472

Population by Gender and Minority Group - 2010

Female	49.7%
White	93.8%
Black	1.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.7%

Population by Age-2010

Persons under 5 years old 5.2%

Persons under 18 years old 18.7%

Persons 65 years old and over 14.7%

Population by Township 2010

Champion Township 297 Powell Township
816

Chocolay Township 5,903 Republic Township
1,060

Ely Township 1,952 Richmond Township
882

Ewing Township 160 Sands Township
2,285

Forsyth Township 6,164 Skandia Township
826

Humboldt Township 464 Tilden Township
1,013

Ishpeming Township 3,513 Turin Township
153

Marquette Township 3,905 Wells Township
231

Michigamme Township 349 West Branch
1,623

Negaunee Township 3,088

Economic Indicators

Passenger Traffic at Sayer International Airport

2009 Passengers	107,353
2010 Passengers	114,295
2011 Passengers	104,985

Education

2010 High School Graduates, percent of persons age 25+	91.7%
2010 Bachelor's Degree or Higher, percent of persons age 25+	29.7%

Marquette County Income

2009	Median Household Income	$41,273
2010	Median Household Income	$44,038
2011	Median Household Income	$43,599

2009	Per Capita Income	$41,576
2010	Per Capita Income	$44,239

Housing

2011 Median Home Sales Price	$144,750
2011 Number of Home Sales	258
2010 Average Number of Days on Market	146
2010 Number of Housing Units	34,330
2010 Homeownership Rate	73.2%

2010 Occupational Wage Estimates-Upper Peninsula

SOC Code *	Occupational Title	Average Hourly Wage
11-9051	Food Service Managers	$18.89
11-9081	Lodging Manager	$34.66
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	$24.54
13-2052	Personal Finance Advisors	$22.35
15-1041	Computer Support Specialist	$17.99
17-2071	Electrical Engineers	$36.09
17-2112	Industrial Engineers	$32.26
19-4093	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$19.99
21-1021	Child, Family and School Social Workers	$24.45
25-2011	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$13.82
29-1111	Registered Nurses	$24.91
29-2021	Dentail Hygenists	$28.39
29-2034	Radiological Technologist and Technicians	$21.81
29-2061	Licensed Pratical and Licensed Vocatioanal Nurses	$16.88
33-2011	Fire Fighters	$16.03
33-3051	Police and Sherriff's Patrol Officers	$21.13
35-3031	Waiter and Waitresses	$7.86
39-9011	Child Care Workers	$9.61
43-9061	Office Clerks, General	$11.84
47-2031	Carpenters	$17.14
47-2061	Construction Laborers	$14.07
47-2111	Electricians	$22.05
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$17.02
49-9041	Maintenance and Repair, General	$14.35
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers	$15.15