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Iron County, MI

11,667 Population
1,166.1 square miles 10 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.1 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,784 ±$2,327 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,940 ±$3,026 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17% ±2.5% (1,916  ±279) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20 minutes ±0.8 (77,130  ±5,646) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,547 ±190 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (11,353  ±48) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±2.9% (111  ±52) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,156 ±51 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$109,100 ±$6,805 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.6% ±1.6% (1,229  ±189) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.7% ±3.9% (8,534  ±353.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.5% ±1.8% (2,028  ±161.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about three-fifths of 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

0.9% (105  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.1% ±1% (1,068  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,068 Total veterans ±94 969 Male ±91 99 Female ±39

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