What is the population of Iron County, Michigan?

The population of Iron County, Michigan is 11,372, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Iron County, Michigan?

The median household income in Iron County, Michigan is $54,090, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Iron County, Michigan is $118,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Iron County, Michigan is 4.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education D

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Population	11,372	9,970,748	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	9.4	103.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.33%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	51.7	40.1	37.1
Households	5,354	4,038,037	128,459,983

Year	Iron County

Group	Share

Iron County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$54,090	$71,353	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.22%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$118,000	$134,610	$242,182
Median rent	$510	$1,084	$1,342
Homeownership rate	85.3%	72.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 12:00 AM – 04:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.6	21.4	22.5
Work from home	7.9%	12.0%	13.4%

Iron County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.43	2.54

Iron County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Iron County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.4	78.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.5%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	20.9%	20.9%	19.0%