Michigamme vs Republic

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

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

Republic has the higher population (530 vs 196 in Michigamme). Michigamme has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $41,136 in Republic). Michigamme has the higher median home value ($166,300 vs $60,700 in Republic).

Population, income & housing

	Michigamme	Republic
Population	196	530
Median age	63.0 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$41,136
Median home value	$166,300	$60,700
Median gross rent	—	$732
Housing units	218	335
Homeownership rate	98.9%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	20.9%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Michigamme	Republic
Population	236 → 196 (-16.9%)	520 → 530 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$42,500 → $48,750 (+14.7%)	$26,625 → $41,136 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $166,300 (+95.6%)	$44,100 → $60,700 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$605 → $732 (+21.0%)

Michigamme

Population

236196

Median household income

$42,500$48,750

Median home value

$85,000$166,300

Republic

Population

520530

Median household income

$26,625$41,136

Median home value

$44,100$60,700

Median gross rent

$605$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Michigamme	Republic
Under 5	5.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	4.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	5.6%	4.7%
35 to 44	5.1%	15.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	20.9%	28.1%
65 to 74	28.6%	10.2%
75 and over	12.8%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Michigamme	Republic
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Michigamme	Republic
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	29.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Michigamme	Republic
Drove alone	54.0%	86.9%
Carpooled	18.0%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Michigamme	Republic
1-unit, detached	95.0%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Michigamme	Republic
Poverty rate	23.2%	22.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1968	1957