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Population (year 2000): 6,686. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,507 (-2.7% change)
Males: 3,159 (47.2%), Females: 3,527 (52.8%)
Marquette County
Zip code:
49849
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $31,347 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ishpeming:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: English (19.3%), French (18.6%),
Italian (15.6%), German (11.0%), Swedish (9.4%), Irish (9.3%).
Elevation: 1411 feet
Land area: 8.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ishpeming
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ishpeming city
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 52.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -455 (-6.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Ishpeming:
- BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (101 S 4TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ishpeming:
- MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI)
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles;
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
- BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; L'
ANSE, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ishpeming:
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; MARQUETTE, MI;
ID: SAW)
- FORD (about 56 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
- DELTA COUNTY (about 67 miles; ESCANABA, MI; ID: ESC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ishpeming:
- EDWARD F JOHNSON (about 14 miles; ISHPEMING, MI; ID:
M61)
- BONNIE FIELD (about 42 miles; ROCK, MI; ID: 6Y4)
- IRON COUNTY (about 54 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; ID:
50D)
Amtrak station near Ishpeming:
- 20 miles: MARQUETTE (MARQUETTE CTA, 145 W. SPRING
ST.) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ishpeming:
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
HOUGHTON, MI; FT enrollment: 5,779)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 140 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 142
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 146 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 158
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 174 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
Public high schools in Ishpeming:
- WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 397;
Location: 300 WESTWOOD DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ISHPEMING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 347;
Location: 319 E. DIVISION STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH STAR ACADEMY (Students: 72; Location:
335 SOUTH PINE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ishpeming:
- ASPEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618;
Location: 350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- C.L. PHELPS SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location:
700 E. NORTH STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- ASPEN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 278;
Location: 350 ASPEN RIDGE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BIRCHVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location:
663 POPLAR STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 324
E. PEARL STREET; Grades: 01 - 04)
Library in Ishpeming:
- ISHPEMING CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $201,910; Location: 317 NORTH MAIN STREET;
72,545 books; 2,593 audio materials; 408 video
materials; 98 serial subscriptions)
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