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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Marinette is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.15% of the Marinette workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Marinette spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.83 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Marinette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
