Marathon County vs. Portage County

	Marathon County (WI)	Portage County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	135,428	70,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.0%	1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	134,061	70,021
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	134,063	70,019
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.8%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	16.7%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	49.6%
White alone, percent	90.9%	93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	6.0%	3.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.5%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,556	3,971
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	59,734	31,127
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.8%	68.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$152,000	$163,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,251	$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$493	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$733	$743
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.3%	22.8%
Building permits, 2018	308	161
Households, 2014-2018	55,377	28,357
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	82.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.3%	6.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.4%	83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.7%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.6%	32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.5%	5.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.4%	67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	64.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	180,662	112,379
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,133,037	385,819
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,306,029	1,383,021
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,572,407	933,881
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,092	$13,259
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.3	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,543	$57,368
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,879	$29,742
Persons in poverty, percent	7.5%	11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,390	1,725
Total employment, 2017	65,153	31,110
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,786,024	1,315,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.4%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,041	3,922
All firms, 2012	10,129	5,074
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,341	2,713
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,769	1,240
Minority-owned firms, 2012	510	133
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,142	4,712
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	951	463
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,312	4,240
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	2.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.6%	25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	86.8	87.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,544.98	800.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marathon county (WI) and Portage county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.