Marinette is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 11,045 people and four associated neighborhoods, Marinette is the 87th largest community in Wisconsin. Marinette has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.When you are in Marinette, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.42% of Marinette’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Marinette is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marinette who work in sales jobs (9.05%), office and administrative support (7.87%), and healthcare (7.01%). One of the benefits of Marinette is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 11.71 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Marinette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Marinette are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.89% of adults in Marinette having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Marinette in 2022 was $32,510, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,040 for a family of four. However, Marinette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Marinette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Marinette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Marinette include German, Polish, Irish, Swedish, and French. The most common language spoken in Marinette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
