Parks & Recreation Five Year Recreation Plan ... - City of Marquette

Racial and Ethnic Trends
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011
City of Marquette
The City of Marquette is predominantly white (about 91%). Black or African Americans form the
largest minority group with over 500 people (4.4%), followed by American Indian (1.5%) in the
City of Marquette.
Race
Table 2-2: Racial and Ethnic Groups
City of Marquette
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Marquette
County
Number Percent Number Percent
White 19,455 91.1 62,911 93.8
Black or African American 946 4.4 1,141 1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 316 1.5 1,161 1.7
Asian 188 0.9 358 0.6
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 309 1.4 767 1.1
Source: U.S. Census
Note: Since 383 people in the City and 1,345 in the County reported two or more races, the totals do not add up to 21,355 and the
percentages do not add up to 100%
Household Type and Size
The average household size in the City of Marquette is 2.05, compared to 2.26 for the County.
However, this could be in part due to the amount of single person households, younger families
and older households present in the City as discussed in later sections. The City has a higher
percentage of non-family households, single householder households and households where
the householder is over 65, a typical trend in most US cities.