CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ishpeming

Michigan · 7,200 residents · 8.75 sq mi

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Ishpeming is home to 7,200 people in Michigan. Median home value sits at $33,200. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 32%. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $275 a month. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,200

+8%vs 2000

vs 6,686 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(483)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(479)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(508)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(445)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(486)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(1,073)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(982)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(626)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(693)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(543)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(161)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,199

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,347 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,532

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,946 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,200

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $338 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(6,471)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(54)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,154)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.6%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(74)

Puerto Rican0.8%(47)

Cuban0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(55)

Hmong0.2%(11)

Mongolian0.1%(7)

Japanese0%(3)

Ancestry

German18.4%(1,135)

English18.2%(1,125)

Finnish16.6%(1,029)

Irish9.8%(603)

Italian9.1%(563)

French8%(494)

Polish6.1%(374)

Swedish6%(371)

Scottish3.4%(211)

French Canadian1.8%(113)

Norwegian1.7%(108)

Dutch1.4%(85)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

American1.3%(78)

Subsaharan African0.8%(47)

British0.4%(27)

Greek0.4%(27)

Canadian0.4%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(25)

Czech0.3%(21)

Hungarian0.3%(20)

Swiss0.3%(18)

Croatian0.3%(16)

Portuguese0.3%(16)

Russian0.2%(13)

Lithuanian0.2%(11)

Belgian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Danish0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Finnish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.8%(811)

Married50.2%(1,076)

Widowed1.3%(27)

Divorced10.8%(231)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(893)

Married44.1%(1,213)

Widowed7.9%(217)

Divorced15.6%(429)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.6%(152)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(148)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 365 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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