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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Ishpeming is $31,128, which is higher than the state average of $26,143 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. West Ishpeming median household income is $57,697, which has grown by 38.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Ishpeming residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #92

West Ishpeming, MI	31,128 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	35,362 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	66,544 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	23,641 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #89

West Ishpeming, MI	57,697 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	73,098 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #35

West Ishpeming, MI	38.17%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	West Ishpeming, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.84%	$8,920, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.60%	$17,889, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.69%	$657, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.80%	$18,815, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	69,911 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	90,446 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$57,697, see rank	$52,395	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$38,375, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$85,781, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,350, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$37,031, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,288, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,082, 47.29%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	591, 54.62%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	591, 54.62%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	549, 92.89%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	42, 7.11%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	491, 45.38%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	1,206, 52.71%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	538, 44.61%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	538, 44.61%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	523, 97.21%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 2.79%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	668, 55.39%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,072, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	935, 87.22%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	105, 9.79%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	21, 1.96%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.75%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.28%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Ishpeming, MI	17.6 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,072	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	549, 51.21%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	191, 34.79%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	61, 11.11%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	92, 16.76%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	117, 21.31%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60, 10.93%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	523, 48.79%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	220, 42.07%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	137, 26.20%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	139, 26.58%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.76%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 1.53%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 2.87%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	West Ishpeming, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,072, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	130, 12.13%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	64, 5.97%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28, 2.61%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	23, 2.15%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	126, 11.75%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 4.94%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.12%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	66, 6.16%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 5.78%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	347, 32.37%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	39, 3.64%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	61, 5.69%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 5.69%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Ishpeming, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	152	5.89%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	35	4.92%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.