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Iron Station, NC

934 Population
2.4 square miles 395.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±18.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,430 ±$8,283 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,083 ±$28,351 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.7% ±22.3% (156  ±221) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.2 minutes ±16.8 (7,225  ±6,638) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

319 ±157 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±2 (934  ±439) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.8% ±16% (28  ±43) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

405 ±167 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$158,700 ±$116,415 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

80.7% ±55% (451  ±201) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.6% ±19% (104  ±118.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1% ±1.7% (9  ±16) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • about 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.7% ±10% (71  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
71 Total veterans ±67 71 Male ±67 N/A Female ±14

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