Demographics of Iron County, Michigan

Iron County, Michigan had 11,757 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +127 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Iron County, in four figures

11,757
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +127 people.; 53.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,940 ±$3,026
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Iron County, Michigan's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Iron County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Iron County, Michigan's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Iron County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,630	100.0	100.0
2021	11,615	99.9	100.2
2022	11,705	100.6	100.7
2023	11,764	101.2	101.6
2024	11,773	101.2	102.5
2025	11,757	101.1	103.1

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Population of Iron County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	11,630	+3	−34	0	+41
2021	11,615	−15	−148	0	+135
2022	11,705	+90	−140	+2	+219
2023	11,764	+59	−109	+11	+157
2024	11,773	+9	−94	+11	+93
2025	11,757	−16	−98	+8	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.1 ±0.5: for men 52.4 ±0.3 and for women 54.2 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Iron County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	477 ±32	4.1% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,567 ±118	13.4% ±1.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	614 ±108	5.3% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,175 ±152	18.6% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,172 ±154	27.2% ±1.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,662 ±203	31.4% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,940 ±$3,026, and income per person $34,784 ±$2,327, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Iron County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,219 ±169	22.0% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,274 ±153	23.0% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,070 ±129	19.3% ±2.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	800 ±136	14.4% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	769 ±119	13.9% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	212 ±62	3.8% ±1.1	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	203 ±47	3.7% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Iron County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,916 ±279	17.0% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	408 ±114	21.6% ±5.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	819 ±141	17.4% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	689 ±125	14.7% ±2.6	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Iron County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Iron County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	9,156 ±51	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	60.6% ±2.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	39.4% ±2.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.5% ±1.9	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.5% ±2.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,100 ±$6,805	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$716 ±$114	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Iron County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	268 ±0	2.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,576 ±159	90.6% ±1.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	110 ±27	0.9% ±0.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	69 ±19	0.6% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	99 ±36	0.8% ±0.3	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 219	< 0.1% to 1.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	434 ±123	3.7% ±1.1	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Iron County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	7,526 ±307	64.5% ±2.6	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,019 ±298	34.4% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 33	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	105 ±38	0.9% ±0.3	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	60 ±23	0.5% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13 to 77	0.1% to 0.7%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Iron County among the counties of Michigan

73rd of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Iron County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Arenac County	15,068	+0.5%
Gogebic County	14,285	−0.4%
Crawford County	13,722	+5.7%
Lake County	13,182	+9.1%
Presque Isle County	13,128	+1.0%
Iron County	11,757	+1.1%
Mackinac County	11,236	+3.8%
Alcona County	10,556	+3.7%
Montmorency County	9,842	+7.3%
Oscoda County	8,723	+6.0%
Alger County	8,641	−2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026