Bessemer City, Michigan

Bessemer City is a city located in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. It is home to over 2148 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1846, It is the 301st largest by population in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area is just over 5.47 mi˛ (14.17 sq km), making it the 134th largest by size in Michigan.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2148 people in the city, organized into 976 households, and 570 families residing in the city. The population density was 392.9 people per square mile (151.7/km˛), it is the 75th least populated city in terms of population density. There were 1179 housing units at an average density of 215.5 per square mile (83.21/km˛). The average household size was 2.17 people, and the average family size was 2.88 people. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 23% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median age is 42.5 years, The median age of males was 40.8 years, for females the median age was 44.6 years. The racial makeup of the city was 2081 White, 3 Black or African American, 26 American Indian, 9 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 19 from two or more races and 9 Ohter races.

Bessemer city Michigan Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bessemer city Michigan School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bessemer City Michigan GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $27639, it is the 77th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $36739, making it the 139th poorest city by median family income among the Michigan. The per capita income for the city was $17499, it would be the 334th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Michigan. The median income of city was $17917, Median income for males is $22850, compared with $12243 for females.

In 2000, 545 pupils and students, of which 53.03% are male and 46.97% are female, 25.37% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.34% nursery or pri school, 6.24% kindergarten, 46.97% elementary school, 25.69% high school and 13.76% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2148
April 2000 Estimate2148
July 2000 Estimate2138
July 2001 Estimate2095
July 2002 Estimate2053
July 2003 Estimate2010
July 2004 Estimate1967
July 2005 Estimate1933
July 2006 Estimate1885
July 2007 Estimate1863
July 2008 Estimate1846
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school261440
Kindergarten211334
Elementary school139117256
High school6872140
College or graduate school354075
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bessemer city, Michigan$27639$36739$17499
Gogebic County, Michigan$27405$35738$16169
Michigan, United States$44667$53457$22168
United States$41994$50046$21587