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West Branch township, Marquette County, MI

1,435 Population
35.5 square miles 40.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±5.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Marquette County: 39.3 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,481 ±$3,702 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Marquette County: $35,200 ±$944
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,142 ±$7,050 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Marquette County: $65,429 ±$2,954
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.5% ±5.7% (194  ±90) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Marquette County: 14% 8,824 (±1.2% / ±784)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.7 minutes ±9.1 (11,785  ±3,610) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Marquette County: 18 522,765 (±0.8 / ±25,636)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

579 ±107 Number of households
  • Marquette County: 28,255 ±346
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (1,434  ±276) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Marquette County: 2.2 62,949 (±0 / ±111)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±4% (12  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Marquette County: 3.1% † 489 (±1% / ±150)
  • 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

755 ±122 Number of housing units
  • Marquette County: 33,607 ±97
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$259,500 ±$30,651 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Marquette County: $216,500 ±$5,359
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.2% ±8.9% (216  ±132.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Marquette County: 14.5% 9,670 (±1.2% / ±824.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.1% ±21.4% (900  ±123.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Marquette County: 95.7% 42,807 (±2.7% / ±1,198.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.2% ±5.5% (267  ±70.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Marquette County: 36.8% 16,462 (±1.6% / ±731.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about 80 percent 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

N/A Foreign-born population

8.8% ±2.9% (97  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Marquette County: 8.3% 4,562 (±0.6% / ±346)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
97 Total veterans ±38 94 Male ±38 3 Female ±5

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