Pleasant Hill Residential Historic District · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0Marshfield spent more per resident in 2022 than 93% of similar cities
Marshfield’s city government spent $33.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,801 per resident. Water and other utilities ($40.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Marshfield is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Marshfield
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
About $1,801 per resident a year, or $4.93 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 18%.
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$1,763 per resident in 2022: more than 93% of them
Marshfield’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,763 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,152, and the middle half spent $949–$1,366. Marshfield spent more than 93% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5.7 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Marshfield itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Marshfield reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,763 · 2023: $1,760 · 2024: $1,801.
full-time in March 2025, down from 184 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,998 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% of the home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Marshfield’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Marshfield’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Marshfield →
One full-time city employee for every 106 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (18,789).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Marshfield School District
Marshfield’s K–12 school district, shared with Cameron, Hewitt, Lincoln, Marshfield, Rock and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,984 per pupil, $8,193 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Marshfield voted in 2024
Official results for Marshfield’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.5%5,289 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.8%4,801 votesOthers: 1.7% (172 votes).
Most votes in Marshfield: Donald J Trump
Wood County: Trump 59.2%, Harris 39.3% · Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%
of Marshfield’s 15,054 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Wisconsin: 76%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Marshfield: Eric Hovde
Wood County: Hovde 56.6%, Baldwin 41.0% · Wisconsin: Baldwin 49.3%, Hovde 48.5%
Most votes in the district: Tom Tiffany
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Marshfield, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | 51.5% | 46.8% | 1.7% | 10,262 |
| Wood County | 59.2% | 39.3% | 1.5% | 42,216 |
| Wisconsin | 49.6% | 48.7% | 1.7% | 3,422,918 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Marshfield.
- 1Your cityMayorLois TeStrake-Poeschelas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Wisconsin AssemblyState representatives
- 3Wisconsin SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Wisconsin
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Marshfield compares with the towns next door
Marshfield spent $1,763 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
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Questions about Marshfield’s government
How much does Marshfield spend per resident?
About $1,801 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,763 was more than 93% of 59 Wisconsin cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Marshfield?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,998 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.42% across Wisconsin. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who is the mayor of Marshfield?
Lois TeStrake-Poeschel, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026).
How did Marshfield vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.5%, Kamala D Harris 46.8% (10,262 votes, official results). Wood County: Trump 59.2%, Harris 39.3%. Wisconsin: Trump 49.6%, Harris 48.7%.
How many people work for Marshfield?
177 full-time and 67 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $772,571 (about $9.3M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Marshfield in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Cory Tomczyk) and Assembly District 86 (John Spiros). The Assembly district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →