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Iron township, Iron County, MO

1,308 Population
60 square miles 21.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±8.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iron County: 44.8 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,982 ±$4,759 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Iron County: $28,180 ±$1,872
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,768 ±$10,745 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iron County: $48,850 ±$4,711
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.6% ±13.6% (371  ±191) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iron County: 19.3% † 1,753 (±3.6% / ±327)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.1 minutes ±6.5 (18,230  ±6,756) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iron County: 26.9 94,310 (±2.2 / ±9,928)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

535 ±108 Number of households
  • Iron County: 3,861 ±137
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.7 (1,296  ±260) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Iron County: 2.4 9,118 (±0.1 / ±24)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

21.4% ±12.8% (77  ±53) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Iron County: 10.3% † 196 (±4.1% / ±79)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

591 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Iron County: 4,682 ±26
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$99,500 ±$90,933 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iron County: $119,300 ±$6,146
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.4% ±14.7% (288  ±196.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Iron County: 9.2% † 853 (±2.5% / ±230.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.6% ±21.3% (849  ±140.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Iron County: 85.6% 5,857 (±5% / ±344.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.2% ±6.6% (161  ±67.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iron County: 19% † 1,300 (±2.7% / ±181.2)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • 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

5.4% ±3.8% (71  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Iron County: 1.7% 164
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.9% (69  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iron County: 7.4% † 554 (±1.4% / ±102)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
69 Total veterans ±32 69 Male ±32 N/A Female ±12

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