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. Much of the housing stock in Marinette was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Marinette is a blue-collar town, with 37.15% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Marinette is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marinette who work in sales jobs (12.08%), office and administrative support (7.21%), and healthcare (6.89%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.83 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, Marinette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Marinette are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.34% of adults in Marinette having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Marinette in 2022 was $36,082, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,328 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, Norwegian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Marinette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
