Marinette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 11,053 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. 41.42% of the Marinette workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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. Being a small city, Marinette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Marinette overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Marinette, 21.89% have at least a bachelor's 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.
