Demographics of Ishpeming city, Michigan

Ishpeming city, Michigan had 6,205 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +52 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ishpeming city, in four figures

6,205
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,181 ±20.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +52 people.; 34.8 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,754 ±$4,545
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ishpeming city, Michigan's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ishpeming city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Ishpeming city, Michigan's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ishpeming city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,153	100.0	100.0
2021	6,177	100.4	100.2
2022	6,187	100.6	100.7
2023	6,197	100.7	101.6
2024	6,200	100.8	102.5
2025	6,205	100.8	103.1

Population of Ishpeming city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,153	—
2021	6,177	+24
2022	6,187	+10
2023	6,197	+10
2024	6,200	+3
2025	6,205	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±2.4: for men 34.4 ±1.4 and for women 35.9 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ishpeming city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	447 ±137	7.2% ±2.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,087 ±200	17.6% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	617 ±183	10.0% ±3.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,621 ±220	26.2% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,347 ±203	21.8% ±3.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,062 ±168	17.2% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,754 ±$4,545, and income per person $28,115 ±$3,326, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ishpeming city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	633 ±161	25.2% ±6.2	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	505 ±126	20.1% ±4.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	574 ±143	22.8% ±5.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	367 ±107	14.6% ±4.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	254 ±103	10.1% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	44 to 148	1.8% to 5.9%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	32 to 138	1.3% to 5.5%	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ishpeming city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,132 ±349	18.7% ±5.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	430 ±159	28.0% ±9.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	540 ±159	16.1% ±4.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	162 ±79	13.9% ±6.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ishpeming city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ishpeming city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	2,841 ±205	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.5% ±9.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.5% ±4.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.8% ±3.6	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.2% ±5.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$111,900 ±$8,247	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$733 ±$76	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1941 ±4	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ishpeming city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	53 to 289	0.9% to 4.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,511 ±215	89.2% ±3.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.6%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 122	0.2% to 2.0%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 59	< 0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	185 to 593	3.0% to 9.6%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ishpeming city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	4,874 ±244	78.9% ±3.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,122 ±228	18.2% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 146	0.2% to 2.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	52 to 162	0.8% to 2.6%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 134	0.6% to 2.2%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 44	0% to 0.7%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ishpeming city among the places of Michigan

155th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Ishpeming city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
New Haven village	6,475 ±29
Lake Fenton CDP	6,417 ±622
Huntington Woods city	6,328 ±22
Manistee city	6,275 ±19
Rockford city	6,218 ±16
Ishpeming city	6,181 ±20
Northville city	6,069 ±28
Milan city	5,987 ±314
Holly village	5,964 ±36
Belding city	5,960 ±19
Petoskey city	5,856 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026