K. I. Sawyer vs West Ishpeming

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

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

K. I. Sawyer has the higher population (2,791 vs 2,714 in West Ishpeming). West Ishpeming has the higher median household income ($80,500 vs $59,145 in K. I. Sawyer). West Ishpeming has the higher median home value ($166,100 vs $69,300 in K. I. Sawyer).

Population, income & housing

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
Population	2,791	2,714
Median age	32.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,145	$80,500
Median home value	$69,300	$166,100
Median gross rent	$762	$1,048
Housing units	1,248	1,123
Homeownership rate	41.6%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
Population	3,005 → 2,791 (-7.1%)	2,739 → 2,714 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$32,598 → $59,145 (+81.4%)	$60,921 → $80,500 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$48,200 → $69,300 (+43.8%)	$122,500 → $166,100 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $762 (+14.4%)	$721 → $1,048 (+45.4%)

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

West Ishpeming

Population

2,7392,714

Median household income

$60,921$80,500

Median home value

$122,500$166,100

Median gross rent

$721$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
Under 5	7.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	12.4%	11.6%
25 to 34	9.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	15.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.6%
75 and over	2.5%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	91.2%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	1.4%
Asian	0.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	31.7%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
Drove alone	67.4%	83.8%
Carpooled	23.5%	10.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.9%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
1-unit, detached	25.7%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	25.3%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	30.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	K. I. Sawyer	West Ishpeming
Poverty rate	16.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1964	1971