Iron County, Michigan

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Iron County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for median age (103rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (148th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,667	10,077,761	334,922,499	2378th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,940	$72,875	$80,734	2408th of 3,221
Median Age	53.1	40.2	38.9	103rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	32.4%	35.7%	1578th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$109,100	$231,600	$332,700	2863rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$716	$1,129	$1,413	2660th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	13.2%	12.5%	927th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	5.7%	5.2%	987th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.0	178.0	n/a	2641st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	7.2%	14.1%	2797th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.6	n/a	n/a	1956th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	84.5%	73.2%	65.2%	148th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.0	24.2	26.4	2541st of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	13.5%	15.1%	862nd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.7%	n/a	n/a	2291st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	46.1%	46.9%	2494th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2524th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.6	45.3	61.4

Age in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	53.1	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.3%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.4%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	5,547	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.5%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.0%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,784	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.7%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.4%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.3%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	9,156	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.7%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	39.4%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.5%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,467	$2,904	n/a

Education in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.5%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.3%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.9%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Iron County, Michigan

Statistic	Iron County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.5%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.6%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.2%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	8.5%	16.7%

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