Harvey vs Ishpeming

A side-by-side comparison of Harvey and Ishpeming: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ishpeming has the higher population (6,173 vs 3,080 in Harvey). Harvey has the higher median household income ($75,188 vs $52,717 in Ishpeming). Harvey has the higher median home value ($235,600 vs $109,200 in Ishpeming).

Population, income & housing

	Harvey	Ishpeming
Population	3,080	6,173
Median age	41.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,188	$52,717
Median home value	$235,600	$109,200
Median gross rent	$835	$688
Housing units	1,342	2,857
Homeownership rate	83.5%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.5%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harvey	Ishpeming
Population	1,534 → 3,080 (+100.8%)	6,464 → 6,173 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$48,869 → $75,188 (+53.9%)	$46,299 → $52,717 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$174,400 → $235,600 (+35.1%)	$86,400 → $109,200 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $835 (+25.4%)	$512 → $688 (+34.4%)

Harvey

Population

1,5343,080

Median household income

$48,869$75,188

Median home value

$174,400$235,600

Median gross rent

$666$835

Ishpeming

Population

6,4646,173

Median household income

$46,299$52,717

Median home value

$86,400$109,200

Median gross rent

$512$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harvey	Ishpeming
Under 5	3.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	10.7%
75 and over	6.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harvey	Ishpeming
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harvey	Ishpeming
No high school diploma	4.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	17.4%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harvey	Ishpeming
Drove alone	87.7%	73.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	10.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harvey	Ishpeming
1-unit, detached	76.7%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Harvey	Ishpeming
Poverty rate	9.6%	17.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1977	1941