Ishpeming, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 28%

Household income 31%

Unemployment 29%

Index	Ishpeming	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$21,362	$27,549	$29,829
Median household income	$38,225	$50,803	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,496	$62,251	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$14,364	$28,598	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,605	$35,730	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,021	$22,948	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.2%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.9%	16.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Ishpeming is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ishpeming is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ishpeming is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ishpeming is 39% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,480$38,225$76,450

City

$33,865$50,803$101,606

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ishpeming employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	0.4%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	2.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	7.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	15.7%
Public administration	5.7%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	15.4%	44.0%
Other	32.0%	25.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trowbridge Park, MI	2,441	$61,402	11.0%
West Ishpeming, MI	2,875	$55,966	1.2%
Negaunee, MI	4,606	$47,991	13.3%
Gwinn, MI	2,027	$47,024	15.0%
Marquette, MI	21,282	$37,551	32.1%
Ishpeming, MI	6,509	$38,225	30.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Darnestown, MD	6,509	$188,565	240.8%
Catasauqua, PA	6,509	$51,801	6.4%
Silver Lakes, CA	6,510	$72,591	31.2%
Ambler, PA	6,507	$57,210	3.4%
Pimmit Hills, VA	6,511	$108,500	96.1%
Ishpeming, MI	6,509	$38,225	30.9%

Source: The Ishpeming, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).