Ishpeming vs K. I. Sawyer

A side-by-side comparison of Ishpeming and K. I. Sawyer: population, income, housing, and more.

Ishpeming and K. I. Sawyer 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 2,791 in K. I. Sawyer). K. I. Sawyer has the higher median household income ($59,145 vs $52,717 in Ishpeming). Ishpeming has the higher median home value ($109,200 vs $69,300 in K. I. Sawyer).

Population, income & housing

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
Population	6,173	2,791
Median age	35.5 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,717	$59,145
Median home value	$109,200	$69,300
Median gross rent	$688	$762
Housing units	2,857	1,248
Homeownership rate	71.0%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
Population	6,464 → 6,173 (-4.5%)	3,005 → 2,791 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$46,299 → $52,717 (+13.9%)	$32,598 → $59,145 (+81.4%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $109,200 (+26.4%)	$48,200 → $69,300 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$512 → $688 (+34.4%)	$666 → $762 (+14.4%)

Ishpeming

Population

6,4646,173

Median household income

$46,299$52,717

Median home value

$86,400$109,200

Median gross rent

$512$688

K. I. Sawyer

Population

3,0052,791

Median household income

$32,598$59,145

Median home value

$48,200$69,300

Median gross rent

$666$762

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
Under 5	7.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	22.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.7%
75 and over	7.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	4.8%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.2%
High school graduate	31.0%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
Drove alone	73.6%	67.4%
Carpooled	10.6%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	6.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.2%
Other means	1.4%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
1-unit, detached	67.9%	25.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	25.3%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	30.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	17.2%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Ishpeming	K. I. Sawyer
Poverty rate	17.5%	16.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1941	1964