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 an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.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%). 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 11.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. 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 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.
