Gwinn vs Michigamme

A side-by-side comparison of Gwinn and Michigamme: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gwinn has the higher population (1,268 vs 196 in Michigamme). Gwinn has the higher median household income ($52,609 vs $48,750 in Michigamme). Michigamme has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $94,000 in Gwinn).

Population, income & housing

	Gwinn	Michigamme
Population	1,268	196
Median age	32.3 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,609	$48,750
Median home value	$94,000	$166,300
Median gross rent	$684	—
Housing units	662	218
Homeownership rate	67.0%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	20.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gwinn	Michigamme
Population	2,033 → 1,268 (-37.6%)	236 → 196 (-16.9%)
Median household income	$60,133 → $52,609 (-12.5%)	$42,500 → $48,750 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $94,000 (+12.3%)	$85,000 → $166,300 (+95.6%)
Median gross rent	$469 → $684 (+45.8%)	—

Gwinn

Population

2,0331,268

Median household income

$60,133$52,609

Median home value

$83,700$94,000

Median gross rent

$469$684

Michigamme

Population

236196

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$85,000$166,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gwinn	Michigamme
Under 5	7.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	4.6%
18 to 24	16.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	7.9%	5.6%
35 to 44	6.1%	5.1%
45 to 54	3.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	20.9%
65 to 74	17.3%	28.6%
75 and over	9.1%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gwinn	Michigamme
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gwinn	Michigamme
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	29.4%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gwinn	Michigamme
Drove alone	72.2%	54.0%
Carpooled	20.6%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	22.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gwinn	Michigamme
1-unit, detached	42.7%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	27.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Gwinn	Michigamme
Poverty rate	12.9%	23.2%
Average household size	2.08	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1971	1968