Iron County, Wisconsin

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Iron County, Wisconsin is among the highest in the country for median age (43rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (28th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,210	5,914,872	334,922,499	2796th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,625	$77,485	$80,734	2029th of 3,221
Median Age	56.1	40.2	38.9	43rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	33.4%	35.7%	1115th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$165,900	$266,500	$332,700	1894th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$662	$1,087	$1,413	2900th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%	2331st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	3.2%	5.2%	2793rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	8.2	109.2	n/a	2717th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	5.2%	14.1%	2378th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	604th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	88.5%	67.8%	65.2%	28th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.9	22.2	26.4	2165th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	13.1%	15.1%	2191st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.1%	n/a	n/a	2785th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.9%	46.8%	46.9%	1886th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.4%	n/a	n/a	1374th 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, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.6%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.4	37.1	61.4

Age in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	56.1	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	15.5%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	4.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.0%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	3,109	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.3	2.5
Family Households	58.8%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.6%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.9%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	19.7%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,274	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.4%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.6%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.8%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.1%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	5,566	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.7%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	44.1%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	11.5%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,768	$3,792	n/a

Education in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.6%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.7%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.6%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.5%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Iron County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Iron County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.4%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.6%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	7.2%	16.7%

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