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Marquette, MI vs Virginia, MN

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- Household income in Virginia, is 7% less than it is in Marquette and is 57% below the National Average.
- Marquette unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Virginia unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Marquette, MIVirginia, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,309  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,014$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,146  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marquette, MIVirginia, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marquette, MIVirginia, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.2%13.1%
Reviews for Marquette    11 Reviews

I've lived in Michigan most of my life, but traveled extensively throughout the US, so I can compare Marquette to many other cities. I still long to come back no matter  More

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A nice small affordable college town with a fairly accepting, laid back & liberal vibe, and a town with absolutely gorgeous natural surroundings. A town for Americans  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am not a native from here , so I am not biased. If you dream of having a big house for less then 400k this is your place. Very religious not in a bad way , but  More

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Reviews for Virginia    1 Reviews

Our Northern Minnesota communities are a wonderful place to rediscover the kid in each of us! Here you can go swimming in just about any lake around, you can boat, fish  More

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