What percentage of people rent in Ishpeming, MI?

Name: Renters and owners in Ishpeming, MI, 2020–2024
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30.2% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Ishpeming, MI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 760 renting households against 1,754 that own their home.

In Ishpeming, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 760 (±149)
Median renter income: $21,831 (±$4,966)

Who rents and who owns in Ishpeming

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ishpeming	Marquette County	Michigan	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±5.0 points)	30.4% (±1.5 points)	26.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	760 (±149)	8,576 (±467)	1,092,179 (±7,674)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,754 (±156)	19,679 (±427)	2,984,190 (±12,886)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,831 (±$4,966)	$34,068 (±$2,258)	$42,352 (±$376)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,083 (±$10,700)	$84,741 (±$2,462)	$87,130 (±$344)	$100,009

In Ishpeming, the renter share is not measurably different from Marquette County (30.4%).

It is not measurably different from Michigan (26.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Marquette County, Ishpeming ranks 4 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 215 of 1,520.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ishpeming has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	27.9% (±5.1 points)	30.2% (±5.0 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$512 (±$33)	$733 (±$76)	+43.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$46,299 (±$4,522)	$52,754 (±$4,545)	+13.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ishpeming

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ishpeming
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ishpeming	—	30.2% (±5.0 points)	—
West Ishpeming	2.4 mi	5.8% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Negaunee	4.4 mi	23.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ely Township	7.3 mi	3.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Richmond Township (Marquette County)	7.5 mi	16.0% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Tilden Township	7.9 mi	8.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Negaunee Township	8.3 mi	6.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Ishpeming Township	11 mi	9.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Sands Township	12 mi	4.0% (±3.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Ishpeming, MI (5.8%), Ely Township, MI (3.9%), Richmond Township (Marquette County), MI (16.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Marquette County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marquette	53.7% (±3.1 points)
2	West Branch Township (Marquette County)	48.0% (±7.7 points)
3	Marquette Charter Township	41.8% (±7.8 points)
4	Ishpeming	30.2% (±5.0 points)
5	Negaunee	23.5% (±5.3 points)
6	Forsyth Township	21.4% (±5.4 points)
7	Richmond Township (Marquette County)	16.0% (±9.3 points)
8	Chocolay Charter Township	14.7% (±4.2 points)
9	Ewing Township	13.6% (±14.2 points)
10	Republic Township	12.1% (±4.0 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in Marquette County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ishpeming

How many renters are there in Ishpeming?

Ishpeming has an estimated 760 (±149) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ishpeming?

In Ishpeming, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ishpeming?

A renting household in Ishpeming has 1.9 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ishpeming?

The median renting household in Ishpeming, MI has an income of $21,831 (±$4,966) a year, against $67,083 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ishpeming city, Michigan (place:41220, in state:26).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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