| ECONOMY | West Ishpeming, Michigan | United States |
| | 5.6% | 3.7% |
| | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| | 19.8% | 33.5% |
| | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| | $27,370 | $31,177 |
| | $56,005 | $57,652 |
| | $75,039 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| | 13.9% | 0.6% |
| | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| | 1.2% | 10.4% |
| | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| | 3.8% | 6.7% |
| | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| | 4.9% | 9.3% |
| | 25.8% | 13.8% |
| | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| | 2.1% | 7.4% |
| | 7.0% | 4.9% |
| | 4.4% | 4.8% |