COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ishpeming vs Marquette
PLACE A
Ishpeming, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Marquette, Wisconsin
Ishpeming is 3487% larger than Marquette. Marquette earns more, with a median household income $5,996 higher. Marquette has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -5%).
ISHPEMINGMARQUETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,205173+3487% vs Marquette
Population density709460+249
Population growth-5.1%14.7%−19.8 pts
Median age34.856.7−21.9
Male44.6%42.7%+1.9 pts
Female55.4%57.3%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born1.7%0.9%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%97.0%−7.8 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.8%1.7%+1.0 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other6.8%1.3%+5.5 pts
Median household income$52,754$58,750−$5,996
Per capita income$28,115$57,456−$29,341
Poverty rate18.7%10.8%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.644−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%7.1%+19.9 pts
Graduate degree7.5%2.2%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%3.1%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation63.0%46.6%+16.4 pts
Median home value$111,900$232,500−$120,600
Median gross rent$733$900−$167
Owner-occupied69.8%70.1%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.5%27.4%−15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households51.6%71.1%−19.5 pts
Average commute18.842.6−23.8
Worked from home7.5%12.3%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.1%1.7%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025