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Compare Marquette to Detroit

This post compares Marquette, Michigan to Detroit, Michigan across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Marquette (city) Detroit (city)
Population 21,081 679,865
Income (median) $34,781 $32,512
Home Value (median) $172,900 $42,800
White 90% 14%
Black 4% 79%
Asian 0% 1%
With Kids 17% 30%
Age (median) 27 34
Rentals 50% 51%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Marquette or Detroit?
A: Marquette has a much smaller population count than Detroit: 21081 compared with 679865 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Marquette or in Detroit?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Marquette.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Marquette or Detroit?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Marquette.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Detroit does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 50% for Marquette versus 51% for Detroit.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Marquette may include: Mount-Pleasant, Ferndale, and Kalamazoo.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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