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Income and Poverty
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update 2011
City of Marquette
Median household income is the dollar amount that divides the income distribution into two
equal groups—half with income above the median and half with income below the median. It
provides one measure of the ability of the City of Marquette households to meet the costs of
food, clothing, housing, health care, transportation, childcare, and higher education. Retail
businesses, shopping
centers, builders, and
developers consider the
median household
income as a guide to
investment in a
community. Table 2-5
below shows income
ranges for the residents
in the City of Marquette.
The City‘s population is
pretty well diversified
among the categories.
The largest groups are
in the less than
$10,000, $15,000 to
$24,999, $35,000 to
$49,999, and $50,000
to $74,999.
Table 2-5: Income and Benefits per Household
Income and Benefits (in 2009
Inflation-Adjusted Dollars
Which income bracket Mean household income 50,316 56,278
households fall into can Source: US Census Bureau
have a direct affect on the type of recreation they pursue. For example, golf is usually a sport
people of higher incomes partake in.
Median and Mean household incomes are lower in the City than in the County, primarily
because the city has a higher percentage of young single adults and non-family households.
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City of Marquette
Marquette
County
Number Percent Number Percent
Total Households 8,069 100% 25,364 100%
Less than $10,000 1,498 18.60% 2,700 10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999 755 9.40% 1,824 7.2%
$15,000 to $24,999 1,256 15.60% 3,112 12.3%
$25,000 to $34,999 736 9.10% 2,809 11.1%
$35,000 to $49,999 964 11.90% 3,576 14.1%
$50,000 to $74,999 1,257 15.60% 5,011 19.8%
$75,000 to $99,999 678 8.40% 3,057 12.1%
$100,000 to $149,999 577 7.20% 2,253 8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999 229 2.80% 560 2.2%
$200,000 or more 119 1.50% 462 1.8%
Median household income 31,912 43,692