Electric companies in Marquette County, Michigan
Marquette County, MI ranks 15th of 83 Michigan counties for homes built before 1980 (68%). Marquette County, MI has 66,430 residents. Marquette County, MI: 5 utilities listed by EIA.
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Marquette County, MI on the map
Marquette County, MI darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Marquette County, MI
| Utility listed for Marquette County, MI | Type | Home accounts in Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. in Marquette County, MI | Investor Owned | 33,252 |
| City of Marquette in Marquette County, MI | Municipal | 15,036 |
| City of Negaunee in Marquette County, MI | Municipal | 1,978 |
| Alger-Delta Coop Electric Assn in Marquette County, MI | Cooperative | 9,817 |
| Upper Peninsula Power Company in Marquette County, MI | Investor Owned | 47,660 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
ZIP codes in Marquette County, MI
- 49808
- 49814
- 49818
- 49831
- 49833
- 49841
- 49849
- 49855
- 49866
- 49871
- 49879
- 49880
- 49885
Facts about Marquette County, MI
- Residents of Marquette County, MI, ACS 2023
- 66,43030 of 83 Michigan counties
- Households in Marquette County, MI
- 27,8872.38 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Marquette County, MI
- 71.2%19,863 owner and 8,024 renter households
- Median household income in Marquette County, MI
- $64,67530 of 83 Michigan counties
- Housing units in Marquette County, MI
- 33,5535,666 vacant or seasonal, 16.9% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Marquette County, MI
- 12.3%3,426 homes, 15 of 83 Michigan counties
- Utilities listed for Marquette County, MI
- 55 with a home price: Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp., City of Marquette, City of Negaunee
- ZIP areas touching Marquette County, MI
- 1349808 to 49885
- Outage-linked storm events in Marquette County, MI
- 208NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Marquette County, MI
- 68.1%median year built 1971
- Flood claims in Marquette County, MI
- 8NFIP 2015 to 2025, $189K paid
- Home energy burden in Marquette County, MI
- 3.1%$1,083 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI has no price series of its own. Marquette County, MI: the Michigan average was 14.42 ¢/kWh in 2015. Marquette County, MI: 19.30 ¢ in 2024, 34% up. Marquette County, MI: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Marquette County, MI: a 618 kWh month at the Michigan price. Marquette County, MI: $89 in 2015, $119 in 2024. Marquette County, MI: $1,432 a year, 2.2% of the $64,675 median income.
Marquette: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Michigan average | Marquette: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Marquette | 14.42 | +1.77 |
| 2016, Marquette | 15.22 | +2.67 |
| 2017, Marquette | 15.40 | +2.51 |
| 2018, Marquette | 15.45 | +2.58 |
| 2019, Marquette | 15.74 | +2.73 |
| 2020, Marquette | 16.26 | +3.11 |
| 2021, Marquette | 17.54 | +3.88 |
| 2022, Marquette | 17.86 | +2.82 |
| 2023, Marquette | 18.84 | +2.84 |
| 2024, Marquette | 19.30 | +2.82 |
Marquette County, MI: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Marquette County, MI price.
CSVHousing and heating in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI: 22,849 of 33,553 homes were built before 1980 and 4,395 in 2000 or later. Marquette County, MI has 23,971 detached houses, 4,153 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,636 mobile homes, and 8,024 of 27,887 households rent.
Age of homes in Marquette County, MI
% of homes by decade built, Marquette County, MI
- 20pre-40
- 540s
- 1150s
- 1160s
- 2070s
- 980s
- 1090s
- 800s
- 510s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Marquette County, MI
| Marquette County, MI | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County, MI, median year built | 1971 | 1975 | -4 years | 55 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, built before 1980 | 68.1% | 59.4% | +8.7 points | 15 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, built 2000 or later | 13.1% | 15.0% | -1.9 points | 60 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, detached houses | 71.4% | 79.0% | -7.6 points | 71 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2 points | 11 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, mobile homes | 4.9% | 7.4% | -2.5 points | 67 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, renter households | 28.8% | 19.2% | +9.6 points | 9 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, median home value | $202,000 | $167,600 | +$34,400 | 23 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, median gross rent a month | $923 | $845 | +$78 | 28 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, people per household | 2.24 | 2.36 | -0.12 | 63 of 83 |
Cost of living with electricity in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI: electricity $1,083 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,284, 3.1% of $74,073 income. 27,345 households in Marquette County, MI spend about $29.6 million a year on electricity and $62.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Marquette County, MI ($20,442 a year) spend 8.5% of income, 2.8 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Marquette County, MI
| Marquette County, MI | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County, MI, all households | 27,345 | $74,073 | $1,083 | $1,028 | $173 | 3.1% |
| Marquette County, MI, lower income | 7,940 | $20,442 | $859 | $751 | $132 | 8.5% |
| Marquette County, MI, owners | 19,473 | $91,488 | $1,267 | $1,302 | $238 | 3.1% |
| Marquette County, MI, renters | 7,872 | $30,994 | $628 | $352 | $12 | 3.2% |
Outage risk in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 208 in all, 313.1 per 100,000 residents of 66,430, rank 1 of 83 Michigan counties. Property damage in Marquette County, MI: $5.6M.
Events by year in Marquette County, MI
events a year, Marquette County, MI
- 5'15
- 18'16
- 21'17
- 14'18
- 38'19
- 26'20
- 14'21
- 28'22
- 15'23
- 17'24
- 12'25
Events by type
| Marquette County, MI | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County, MI, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 51.9 | 52 of 83 | 137 | 2019 (26) | $3.2M |
| Marquette County, MI, tornado | Very Low | 21.5 | 65 of 83 | 2 | 2016 (2) | $60K |
| Marquette County, MI, hurricane and tropical storm | No Rating | 0.0 | 71 of 83 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Marquette County, MI, ice storm | Relatively Low | 45.2 | 41 of 83 | 3 | 2022 (2) | $40K |
| Marquette County, MI, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively High | 90.1 | 18 of 83 | 60 | 2019 (11) | $2.2M |
| Marquette County, MI, heat wave | Very Low | 22.7 | 48 of 83 | 6 | 2022 (2) | $0 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI: 8 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $189K paid, median paid claim $21,743.
38 of 26,125 residential structures in Marquette County, MI carry an NFIP contract. 37 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Marquette County, MI on 8 Sep 2026.
Marquette County, MI: claims history, not an outage count.
| Marquette County, MI | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County, MI, claims 2015-2025 | 8 | — | 41 of 50 |
| Marquette County, MI, paid 2015-2025 | $189K | — | 28 of 50 |
| Marquette County, MI, median paid claim | $21,743 | — | — |
| Marquette County, MI, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.3 | 0.6 | 43 of 50 |
| Marquette County, MI, homes with flood insurance | 0.1% | 0.3% | 61 of 75 |
| Marquette County, MI, policies in force | 37 | — | — |
| Marquette County, MI, repetitive-loss properties | <5 | — | — |
Marquette County, MI: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Marquette County, MI: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI totals 9,102 heating degree days and 207 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Marquette County, MI is the 4th coldest of 83 counties in Michigan: 9,102 against a median of 7,273. For cooling, Marquette County, MI is the 76th hottest: 207 against a median of 418.
Marquette County, MI: winter dominates, by 8,895 heating degree days over cooling.
Marquette County, MI: the 2016-2025 mean was 8,844 heating degree days, near the 9,102 normal (-3%).
In Marquette County, MI, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 12.3% of 27,887, in a 9,102 degree-day climate.
| Marquette County, MI | Value | MI median county | Marquette County, MI, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County, MI, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 9,102 | 7,273 | 4 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 8,844 | 6,884 | 4 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 207 | 418 | 76 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 216 | 498 | 78 of 83 |
| Marquette County, MI, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 12.3% | 9.1% | 14 of 83 |
Marquette County, MI: ACS B25040, 27,887 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI touches 13 ZIP areas, 49808 to 49885, about 5,110 residents each. Marquette County, MI counts 66,430 residents in 27,887 households. Household income in Marquette County, MI is $64,675; 19,863 of its 27,887 households own.
3,426 of the 27,887 homes in Marquette County, MI heat with electricity. Marquette County, MI has 33,553 housing units, 5,666 (16.9%) vacant or seasonal, and 8,024 rented homes. Marquette County, MI logged 208 storm events for its 66,430 residents.
The median home in Marquette County, MI dates from 1971. Homes in Marquette County, MI pay $1,083 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Marquette County, MI
Compare Marquette County, MI with its neighbours
- Baraga County sits 35 miles west of Marquette County, MI, with 8,249 residents against 66,430 there, 82 storm events against 208, median home built 1973 against 1971, energy burden 3.8% against 3.1%, income $55,117 against $64,675.
- Dickinson County sits 59 miles south of Marquette County, MI, with 25,940 residents against 66,430 there, 93 storm events against 208, median home built 1970 against 1971, energy burden 3.1% against 3.1%, income $61,882 against $64,675.
- Alger County sits 47 miles east of Marquette County, MI, with 8,813 residents against 66,430 there, 105 storm events against 208, median home built 1973 against 1971, energy burden 4.0% against 3.1%, income $59,406 against $64,675.
- Houghton County sits 51 miles northwest of Marquette County, MI, with 37,428 residents against 66,430 there, 187 storm events against 208, median home built 1959 against 1971, energy burden 3.3% against 3.1%, income $56,573 against $64,675.
- Iron County sits 63 miles southwest of Marquette County, MI, with 11,650 residents against 66,430 there, 69 storm events against 208, median home built 1962 against 1971, energy burden 4.0% against 3.1%, income $53,614 against $64,675.
Michigan: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on Marquette County, MI
Marquette County, MI: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Marquette County, MI: 5 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Michigan average 19.30 cents per kWh, $119 a month at 618 kWh.
Marquette County, MI: how many homes heat with electricity?
Marquette County, MI: 3,426 of 27,887 occupied homes, 12.3%, rank 15 of 83.
Marquette County, MI: median household income?
$64,675 in Marquette County, MI, rank 30 of 83; 66,430 residents, 27,887 households.
Marquette County, MI: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Marquette County, MI: 208 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Marquette County, MI: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Marquette County, MI: 8 NFIP flood claims, $189K paid, 0.3 per 1,000 homes, 0.1% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Marquette County, MI?
Marquette County, MI: median home built 1971; 68.1% predate 1980, 71.4% detached, 12.4% in 5+ unit buildings.
Marquette County, MI: share of income for energy?
Marquette County, MI homes spend $1,083 a year on electricity, $2,284 on all energy: 3.1% of $74,073; 8.5% for lower incomes.