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Jury Pool Profile

Marquette County, Wisconsin

Republican +30 (2024)
Population
15,706
Median household income
$63,471
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,741 93.9%
  • Black or African American alone 82 0.5%
  • Asian alone 88 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 48 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 232 1.5%
  • Two or more races 515 3.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 559 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.5

  • Under 18 2,986 19.0%
  • 18–24 891 5.7%
  • 25–44 3,012 19.2%
  • 45–64 4,742 30.2%
  • 65 and over 4,075 25.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.98 pp vs. state
County GDP
$587.6M
0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,451
Establishments
396

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,165 29.6%
  • Education & health services 727 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 617 15.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 455 11.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 330 8.4%
  • Public administration 204 5.2%
  • Construction 104 2.6%
  • Professional & business services 92 2.3%
  • Other services 71 1.8%
  • Financial activities 70 1.8%
  • Information 43 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
80.9%
Median gross rent
$800
Owner-occupied
5,565
Renter-occupied
1,316

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,406 votes cast

  • Republican 6,041 64.2%
  • Democratic 3,252 34.6%
  • Other / third-party 113 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 222 1.5%
  • German 212 1.4%
  • Slavic languages 25 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 22 0.1%
  • Tagalog 20 0.1%
  • Korean 13 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Other 4 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,881
Family households
4,358
63.3% of households
Married w/ children
3,467
Single-mother households
269
Veterans
1,315
10.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,374 21.6%
  • Catholic 1,090 7.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 834 5.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.5%
With a disability
18.1%
Bachelor's or higher
15.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Marquette County Circuit Court (4th Judicial District)
Judges
22 (Circuit Court judges aggregated across all counties in each administrative Judicial District (Wis. Stat. § 753.06); vintage 2026 wicourts.gov. Note: WI's Circuit Court is per-county (72 trial venues); the 9 active numbered Judicial Districts are administrative chief-judge regions, not jurisdictions. Municipal Court judges (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separate and not counted here.)
Court seats
Montello

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
15.72 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Marquette County, Wisconsin to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.