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Ishpeming, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ishpeming, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,242. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ISHPEMING-MI · Ishpeming, MI 1 ZIPs · 12,242 pop · #14264/25278 · Marquette County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,518
  • RANK-MID #14264/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Palmer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,242
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,100

Nearest income peer: Palmer, MI ( $4,393 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ishpeming

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ishpeming on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ishpeming, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,242
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,518
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $67,518 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 49849.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ishpeming as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Three Oaks is the closest lower-income city and Newaygo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ishpeming.

Population concentration

Ishpeming reads through its lone ZIP, 49849

12,242 ACS residents, one ZIP: 49849 is not the leading code inside Ishpeming, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ishpeming's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 219 establishments, 2,985 employees , annual payroll $176,755k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49849 (219 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (39) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Ishpeming, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Marquette County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ishpeming. See the Marquette County roll-up →

Ishpeming lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Marquette County: Negaunee, Skandia and Champion earn more and Marquette, Gwinn and Republic earn less. Republic marks the far end of that range at $49,471, 27% below Ishpeming.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49849 12,242 $67,518 219 17
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Ishpeming roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ishpeming, .