Demographics of Marshfield city, Wisconsin

Marshfield city, Wisconsin had 18,980 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Marshfield city, in four figures

18,980
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,700 ±192.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +29 people.; 43.2 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,407 ±$3,102
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Marshfield city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Marshfield city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Marshfield city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Marshfield city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,951	100.0	100.0
2021	18,867	99.6	100.2
2022	19,010	100.3	100.7
2023	19,077	100.7	101.6
2024	19,065	100.6	102.5
2025	18,980	100.2	103.1

Population of Marshfield city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,951	—
2021	18,867	−84
2022	19,010	+143
2023	19,077	+67
2024	19,065	−12
2025	18,980	−85

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±2.0: for men 42.6 ±2.3 and for women 44.5 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Marshfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	844 ±190	4.5% ±1.0	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,487 ±307	13.3% ±1.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,305 ±225	7.0% ±1.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,013 ±448	26.8% ±2.4	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,727 ±417	25.3% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,324 ±465	23.1% ±2.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,407 ±$3,102, and income per person $40,778 ±$2,823, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Marshfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,680 ±312	18.5% ±3.4	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,963 ±325	21.6% ±3.5	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,008 ±331	22.1% ±3.5	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,301 ±219	14.3% ±2.3	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,183 ±236	13.0% ±2.6	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	475 ±138	5.2% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	465 ±139	5.1% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Marshfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,143 ±419	11.6% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	274 ±128	8.5% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,237 ±306	12.8% ±3.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	632 ±215	11.5% ±3.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Marshfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Marshfield city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	9,722 ±355	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±1.5	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±2.7	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±3.8	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±3.7	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$177,800 ±$17,333	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$842 ±$73	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Marshfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	647 ±249	3.5% ±1.3	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,658 ±388	89.1% ±1.9	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	90 to 348	0.5% to 1.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	475 ±229	2.5% ±1.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	628 ±198	3.4% ±1.1	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Marshfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	14,012 ±441	74.9% ±2.2	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,029 ±454	21.5% ±2.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 151	0.2% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	568 ±221	3.0% ±1.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	113 to 353	0.6% to 1.9%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	335 ±153	1.8% ±0.8	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Marshfield city among the places of Wisconsin

46th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Marshfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Milwaukee city	20,442 ±49
Onalaska city	19,348 ±28
Fox Crossing village	19,131 ±32
Oconomowoc city	19,080 ±55
Wisconsin Rapids city	18,722 ±78
Marshfield city	18,700 ±192
Menasha city	18,273 ±84
Cudahy city	17,853 ±58
Kaukauna city	17,706 ±29
Ashwaubenon village	17,314 ±29
River Falls city	16,719 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 11 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 41 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 44 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 56 Places in Wisconsin by per capita income
No. 62 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026