West Ishpeming is home to 2,851 people in Michigan. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 31% more than in Michigan as a whole. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $193,900, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,129, above the US median
West Ishpeming's population equals 4.2% of Marquette County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.8% of the county's.
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)9.4%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(73)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.1%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.8%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 192 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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Over time
West Ishpeming, decade by decade
West Ishpeming population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
2,792
$76,069
$118,408
17.6%
4.4
2010
2,662
$64,126
$139,541
23.7%
8.0
2020
2,552
$77,941
$173,806
25.0%
13.5
2024
2,851
$95,129
$193,900
33.6%
22.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
