Iron County, Michigan
Iron County, Michigan · ZIP 49879, 49902, 49903
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 11,709 (2024 estimate)Population
- 5,354Households
- $53,614Median household income
- $101,500Median home value
- 13Towns with a page
- 8ZIP codes
Iron County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,138 |
| 2010 | 11,817 |
| 2020 | 11,631 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $53,614 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 4,566 units
- Renter occupied
- 788 units
- Vacancy rate
- 40.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
2,475 employees in 358 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Iron County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,650 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $53,614 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 53.2 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $101,500 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 20.6% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.8% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 85.3% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 20.1 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Iron County13 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron River | City | 3,017 | 6.74 sq mi |
| Crystal Falls Township | Township | 1,669 | 228.4 sq mi |
| Crystal Falls | City | 1,601 | 3.49 sq mi |
| Stambaugh Township | Township | 1,208 | 181.5 sq mi |
| Iron River Township | Township | 1,042 | 238.3 sq mi |
| Bates Township | Township | 940 | 125.7 sq mi |
| Caspian | City | 818 | 1.43 sq mi |
| Mastodon Township | Township | 585 | 126.6 sq mi |
| Gaastra | City | 318 | 1.64 sq mi |
| Hematite Township | Township | 273 | 153.3 sq mi |
| Amasa | Census designated place | 262 | 4.04 sq mi |
| Mansfield Township | Township | 238 | 99.1 sq mi |
| Alpha | Village | 125 | 0.94 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Baraga CountyPopulation 8,169 (2024 estimate)
- Dickinson CountyPopulation 25,995 (2024 estimate)
- Florence CountyPopulation 4,673 (2024 estimate)
- Forest CountyPopulation 9,506 (2024 estimate)
- Gogebic CountyPopulation 14,217 (2024 estimate)
- Houghton CountyPopulation 38,041 (2024 estimate)
- Marquette CountyPopulation 67,979 (2024 estimate)
- Ontonagon CountyPopulation 5,824 (2024 estimate)
- Vilas CountyPopulation 23,948 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.