Ishpeming is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 6,188 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ishpeming is the 165th largest community in Michigan. Ishpeming has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Ishpeming has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Ishpeming does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Ishpeming is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ishpeming in 2022 was $26,497, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,988 for a family of four. However, Ishpeming contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ishpeming home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ishpeming residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ishpeming include Finnish, English, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Ishpeming is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.