Iron County, MI Demographic Data

Iron County, MI Summary

Iron County is located in Michigan
  • Population: 11,837
  • Area: 1,211.21 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 1,166.15 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 45.06 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 9.77 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,594.49 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Iron County, MI Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,774
51%
50.8
Male
5,619
49%
49.2
Total Population
11,393
 
323,128,000

Iron County, MI Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
446
3.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
489
4.3% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
578
5.1% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
538
4.7% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
428
3.8% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
938
8.2% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,006
8.8% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,528
13.4% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,119
9.8% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,086
9.5% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,682
14.8% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
900
7.9% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
655
5.7% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,532
83.7%
77.2
Female
4,828
50.7%
51.3
Male
4,704
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,222
80.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,896
34.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,237
28.4%
15.2
Female
1,740
53.8%
55.8
Male
1,497
46.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
54
0.0%
0.0

Iron County, MI Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,252
98.8% 
96.8
White
10,938
96.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
63
0.6% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
144
1.3% 
0.8
Asian
52
0.5% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
2
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
40
0.4% 
0.9
Japanese
1
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
6
0.1% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
3
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
55
0.5% 
5.1
Two or More Races
141
1.2% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
190
1.7% 
17.8
Mexican
139
1.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
0.1% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
39
0.3% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,203
98.3% 
82.2

Iron County, MI Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
162
1.8% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
580
6.5% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,982
44.7% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,797
20.2% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
776
8.7% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,116
12.5% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
501
5.6% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
742
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,172
91.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,617
18.1%
31.2

Iron County, MI Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,195
22.2%
33.7%
Now Married
4,964
50.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,483
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
69
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,169
11.8
5.8%

Iron County, MI Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,635
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
312
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
100
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
125
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
30
0.3%
1.1%

Iron County, MI Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
484
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
511
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,064
19.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
757
14.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
780
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
903
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
523
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
261
4.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
63
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
55
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
33,137
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,454
 
31,128

Iron County, MI Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
210
4.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
373
8.6%
9.8
Construction
337
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,013
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
172
4.0%
6.6
Information
147
3.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
473
10.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
259
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
254
5.9%
11.4
Public administration
264
6.1%
4.6
Retail trade
585
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
192
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
52
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
666
15.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,072
24.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
618
14.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,094
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
881
20.3%
18.1%

Iron County, MI Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,249
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,468
81.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
375
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.2%
5.1
Walked
121
2.8%
2.7
Other means
43
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
234
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.5
 
26.6

Iron County, MI Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
408
7.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,136
39.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,975
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
882
16.3%
21.0

Iron County, MI Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
5,401
58.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,458
82.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
943
17.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,834
41.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.7
0.0%
2.5

Iron County, MI Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,235
1 room
366
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
528
5.7%
2.7
3 rooms
709
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,576
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,330
25.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,840
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
759
8.2%
12.0
8 rooms
585
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
542
5.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Iron County, MI Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,235
 
 
1-unit, detached
8,034
87.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
0.4%
5.9
2-units
198
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
55
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
84
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
63
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
241
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
521
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.1%
0.1

Iron County, MI Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,027
32.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
895
9.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
983
10.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
482
5.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,214
13.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
863
9.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
918
9.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
815
8.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.1%
1.4%

Iron County, MI Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,059
56.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,247
23.1%
4.7
Electricity
188
3.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
100
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
761
14.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
26
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.4%
1.1

Iron County, MI Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,971
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
8
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
22
1.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
65
3.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
88
4.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
196
9.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
504
25.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,088
55.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
771
39.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
317
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
227
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
116
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
513
26.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%

Iron County, MI Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
765 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
35
4.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
346
45.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
376
49.2%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
178
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
504
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
51
6.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
57
7.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
66
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
161
21.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
133
17.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
286
37.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
189
0.0%
0.0%

Iron County, MI Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,458
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,401
31.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,425
32.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
558
12.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
465
10.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
351
7.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
185
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
58
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,800
 
205,000