Iron River, MI Demographic Data
Iron River, MI Summary
Iron River is located in Iron County in Michigan
- Population: 3,038
- Area: 6.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.74 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 449.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,476.38 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Iron River, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,440
50%
50.8
Male
1,471
51%
49.2
Total Population
2,911
323,128,000
Iron River, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
53
1.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
132
4.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
211
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
99
3.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
104
3.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
283
9.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
301
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
396
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
237
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
262
9.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
401
13.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
162
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
270
9.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,455
84.3%
77.2
Female
1,279
52.1%
51.3
Male
1,176
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,343
80.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,012
34.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
833
28.6%
15.2
Female
506
60.7%
55.8
Male
327
39.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Iron River, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,872
98.7%
96.8
White
2,814
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
14
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
44
1.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
39
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
80
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
59
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
21
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,831
97.3%
82.2
Iron River, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
43
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
157
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,176
50.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
471
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
159
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
236
10.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
70
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
200
8.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,112
91.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
306
13.2%
31.2
Iron River, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
542
21.6%
33.7%
Now Married
950
37.8%
47.5
Divorced
548
21.8%
11.0%
Separated
31
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
444
17.7
5.8%
Iron River, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,767
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
91
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
34
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
50
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.2%
1.1%
Iron River, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
195
12.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
225
14.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
378
23.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
246
15.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
231
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
183
11.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
103
6.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
13
0.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
0.6%
6.4
Median household income
24,870
57,617
Per capita income
18,192
31,128
Iron River, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
31
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
43
4.0%
9.8
Construction
117
10.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
186
17.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
49
4.5%
6.6
Information
100
9.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
84
7.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
102
9.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
43
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
74
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
199
18.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
43
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
10
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
203
18.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
182
16.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
153
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
374
34.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
169
15.6%
18.1%
Iron River, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,067
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
857
80.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
58
5.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.4%
5.1
Walked
39
3.7%
2.7
Other means
9
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
100
9.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.6
26.6
Iron River, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
184
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
812
51.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
456
28.8%
37.1
3 or more
131
8.3%
21.0
Iron River, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,583
86.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,105
69.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
478
30.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
252
13.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.6
0.0%
2.5
Iron River, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,835
1 room
44
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
85
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
116
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
213
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
385
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
515
28.1%
17.8
7 rooms
181
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
204
11.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
92
5.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Iron River, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,835
1-unit, detached
1,471
80.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
77
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
47
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
53
2.9%
4.4
20 or more units
138
7.5%
9.0
Mobile home
31
1.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Iron River, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
845
46.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
301
16.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
241
13.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
49
2.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
253
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
121
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
25
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Iron River, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,364
86.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
49
3.1%
4.7
Electricity
63
4.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
68
4.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.8%
1.1
Iron River, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
528
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
49
9.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
84
15.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
395
74.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
233
44.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
19.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
2.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
122
23.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Iron River, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
370
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
159
43.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
211
57.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
108
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
468
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
26
7.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
2.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
5.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
120
32.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
64
17.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
130
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
108
0.0%
0.0%
Iron River, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,105
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
576
52.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
409
37.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
83
7.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
37
3.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
48,200
205,000
