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Marathon township, Lapeer County, MI

4,442 Population
33 square miles 134.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.3 ±3.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Lapeer County: 44.7 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,981 ±$3,934 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lapeer County: $39,062 ±$1,426
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,511 ±$11,662 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lapeer County: $77,306 ±$2,688
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.3% ±4.8% (499  ±212) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lapeer County: 9.7% † 8,468 (±1.1% / ±944)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

37.1 minutes ±2 (53,115  ±7,623) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lapeer County: 34.5 1,275,015 (±0.9 / ±46,111)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,707 ±110 Number of households
  • Lapeer County: 34,836 ±350
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (4,438  ±21) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lapeer County: 2.5 87,245 (±0 / ±49)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±2.4% (34  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lapeer County: 5.9% † 1,045 (±1.3% / ±229)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,960 ±139 Number of housing units
  • Lapeer County: 37,147 ±53
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$186,300 ±$23,469 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Lapeer County: $239,000 ±$5,114
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.9% ±4.2% (394  ±185.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Lapeer County: 8.6% † 7,529 (±1.1% / ±941.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.2% ±6.6% (3,030  ±258.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lapeer County: 92.3% 59,540 (±2.4% / ±1,520.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.1% ±3.2% (467  ±106.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lapeer County: 20.4% 13,190 (±1.2% / ±768.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.1% ±0.8% (47  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Lapeer County: 2.4% 2,085
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.1% ±2.7% (331  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Lapeer County: 7.6% 5,402 (±0.6% / ±410)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
331 Total veterans ±100 301 Male ±91 30 Female ±27

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