Moving to Caspian, Michigan

Population: 997. Estimated population in July 2024: 914 (-8.3% change)
Males: 485 (48.6%), Females: 512 (51.4%)

Iron County

Zip code: 49915

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $24,524
Median house value: $35,100

Population by Race

Races in Caspian:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: Italian (27.9%), German (21.1%), Polish (13.7%), Swedish (12.0%), French (9.5%), Irish (7.1%).

Elevation: 1492 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Caspian

• High school or higher: 87.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 10.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Caspian city

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 53.8%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 12.7%
• Divorced: 13.2%

2.6% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.3% Latin America, 0.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Caspian:

• IRON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; IRON RIVER, MI)
• EAGLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; EAGLE RIVER, WI)
• DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Caspian:

• FORD (about 41 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)
• RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 66 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
• HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 77 miles; HANCOCK, MI; Abbreviation: CMX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Caspian:

• STAMBAUGH (about 1 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; Abbreviation: Y73)
• IRON COUNTY (about 26 miles; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Abbreviation: 50D)
• PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 31 miles; SIDNAW, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Caspian:

• MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
• NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
• NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 105 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
• NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 119 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 119 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
• SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 120 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
• FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 121 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)