Wisconsin · Census place 5549675

Marshfield, Wisconsin

Marshfield is a city in 2 counties of Wisconsin with an estimated 18,973 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 45th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
18,973
#45 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
+0.1%
+28 people
Land area
13.8 sq mi
+ 0.03 sq mi water
Density
1,375 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: Marshfield. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Madison.

Marshfield population, 2020 to 2024

Marshfield added 28 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.1%. In the latest year it moved by -43. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 98th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Marshfield is 1.5 times that size.

18.9k202018.9k202119.0k202219.0k202319.0k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 18,929. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Marshfield covers 13.80 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,375 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Marshfield is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Marshfield spans

Marshfield crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 18,973 residents as follows; Wood County holds 94.4% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Wood County17,907
  2. 02Marathon County1,066
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Marshfield

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marshfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54449. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Marshfield is

The Census internal point of Marshfield is at 44.663300, -90.171700. Madison, the capital, is 116.5 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Stevens Point, WI (26,465 people), 32.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Green Bay, WI, 107.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
44.663300, -90.171700
DMS
44°39'47.88"N 90°10'18.12"W
UTM
15N 724216.2E 4949440.1N
Geohash
9zzyh4dyx
Plus code
86PFMR7H+88

Daylight in Marshfield

At 44.66° N, Marshfield gets about 15 h 34 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 48 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Marshfield

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Spencer, 8.8 miles away, with 1,813 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshfield, WI?

18,973 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 28 (0.1%) from 18,945 in July 2020.

What county is Marshfield in?

It spans 2 counties: Wood County (17,907 residents), Marathon County (1,066 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Marshfield?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 54449.

How far is Marshfield from Madison?

116.5 miles (187.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Marshfield.

What is the nearest larger city to Marshfield?

Stevens Point, WI, with 26,465 residents, 32.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.