2020 census As of the
2020 census, Ishpeming had a population of 6,140. The median age was 40.7 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.7 males age 18 and over. 86.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.5% lived in rural areas. There were 2,731 households in Ishpeming, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.7% were married-couple households, 22.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 6,470 people, 2,824 households, and 1,664 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 3,149 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.0%
White, 0.2%
African American, 1.1%
Native American, 0.3%
Asian, 0.1% from
other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population. There were 2,824 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were
married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 6,686 people, 2,915 households, and 1,757 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 3,210 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.29% White, 0.06% Black, 1.20% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.27% from
other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. 25.5% were of
Finnish, 14.4%
Italian, 14.1%
English, 12.4%
French, 7.3%
German, 5.7%
Swedish and 5.1%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000. 95.8% spoke
English and 1.9%
Finnish as their first language. There were 2,915 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,347, and the median income for a family was $38,924. Males had a median income of $36,310 versus $21,104 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,946. About 8.0% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==