Bessemer vs Ramsay

A side-by-side comparison of Bessemer and Ramsay: population, income, housing, and more.

Bessemer and Ramsay are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bessemer has the higher population (1,778 vs 182 in Ramsay). Ramsay has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $50,792 in Bessemer). Bessemer has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $50,000 in Ramsay).

Population, income & housing

	Bessemer	Ramsay
Population	1,778	182
Median age	50.2 yrs	61.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,792	$56,250
Median home value	$76,100	$50,000
Median gross rent	$504	—
Housing units	1,155	160
Homeownership rate	75.4%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bessemer	Ramsay
Population	1,812 → 1,778 (-1.9%)	282 → 182 (-35.5%)
Median household income	$35,469 → $50,792 (+43.2%)	$32,031 → $56,250 (+75.6%)
Median home value	$55,900 → $76,100 (+36.1%)	$41,200 → $50,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $504 (+27.6%)	—

Bessemer

Population

1,8121,778

Median household income

$35,469$50,792

Median home value

$55,900$76,100

Median gross rent

$395$504

Ramsay

Population

282182

Median household income

$32,031$56,250

Median home value

$41,200$50,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bessemer	Ramsay
Under 5	2.9%	12.6%
5 to 17	12.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	11.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	18.1%
45 to 54	14.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	21.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	25.8%
75 and over	6.2%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bessemer	Ramsay
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	69.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bessemer	Ramsay
No high school diploma	3.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.8%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bessemer	Ramsay
Drove alone	80.6%	96.2%
Carpooled	0.6%	3.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bessemer	Ramsay
1-unit, detached	82.8%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bessemer	Ramsay
Poverty rate	15.4%	5.5%
Average household size	2.06	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	16	28
Median year structure built	1941	1938