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Population (year 2000): 19,661. Estimated
population in July 2005: 20,581 (+4.7% change)
Males: 9,548 (48.6%), Females: 10,113 (51.4%)
Marquette County
Zip code:
49855
Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $29,918 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,400 (year 2000)
Races in Marquette:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (20.3%), French (12.9%),
English (12.6%), Irish (11.7%), Swedish (8.6%), Italian (7.0%).
Elevation: 628 feet
Land area: 11.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marquette
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marquette city
- Never married: 44.5%
- Now married: 39.0%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2,361 (-10.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Marquette:
- MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (420 WEST MAGNETIC
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Marquette:
- BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ISHPEMING,
MI)
- MUNISING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 50 miles;
MUNISING, MI)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; ESCANABA, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marquette:
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 14 miles; MARQUETTE, MI;
ID: SAW)
- DELTA COUNTY (about 62 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
- FORD (about 70 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marquette:
- EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 31 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID:
M61)
- BONNIE FIELD (about 36 miles; ROCK, MI; ID: 6Y4)
- W GLADSTONE (about 52 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; ID: 9C9)
Amtrak station:
MARQUETTE (MARQUETTE CTA, 145 W. SPRING ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/Universities in Marquette:
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 7,374; Location: 1401 PRESQUE ISLE; Public;
Website: www.nmu.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (FT enrollment:
10; Location: 420 W MAGNETIC ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.mgh.org)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Marquette:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 147 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 150
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 154 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 168
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 179 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 190 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
Public high school in Marquette:
- MARQUETTE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,332; Location: 1203 W. FAIR AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Marquette:
- BOTHWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 848;
Location: 1200 TIERNEY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GRAVERAET INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 476;
Location: 611 N. FRONT STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- CHERRY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
343; Location: 1111 ORTMAN ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
- SANDY KNOLL SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location:
401 N. 6TH STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- SUPERIOR HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
213; Location: 1201 S. MCCLELLAN AVENUE; Grades: KG -
03)
- VANDENBOOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 1175 ERIE STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
- MARQUETTE-ALGER ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT
(Students: 140; Location: 321 E. OHIO STREET; Grades: UG
- UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Marquette:
- FR MARQUETTE CATHOLIC SCH (Students: 365;
Location: 500 SOUTH FOURTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- FR. MARQUETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 125;
Location: 414 WEST COLLEGE; Grades: 5 - 8)
Library in Marquette:
- PETER WHITE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,051,954; Location: 217 NORTH FRONT STREET; 124,128
books; 9,658 audio materials; 4,993 video materials; 353
serial subscriptions)
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