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Iron County is 6th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Size in square miles

Iron County is 8th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Iron County is 14th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Home ownership rate

Iron County is 14th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Iron County is 17th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - White

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Current population (2012) 11,587 72nd 9,883,360 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,166.2 6th 56,538.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 10.1 78th 174.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Residents younger than 5 4.6% 61st 5.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 16.8% 76th 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 27.3% 8th 14.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.8% 31st 88.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.3% 50th 25.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Race - White 97.0% 17th 80.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.2% 79th 14.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.2% 21st 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 74th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 41st 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 64th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.6% 58th 4.6% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.7% 14th 76.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Female residents 50.6% 27th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.8% 48th 6.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Housing units 9,220 75th 4,525,480 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.8% 56th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 5,248 72nd 3,825,182 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 84.7% 14th 73.5% 66.1%
Home median value $75,400 81st $137,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 80th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 34 49th 11,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Income per capita $20,099 62nd $25,482 $27,915
Income per household $35,390 75th $48,669 $52,762
Income below poverty line 11.7% 68th 15.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Iron County Rank Michigan US
Non-farm private establishments 363 68th 217,344 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,568 69th 3,379,035 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 993 74th 816,972 27,092,908
Retail sales $101,386 72nd $109,102,594 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,496 53rd $10,855 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $11,646 72nd $14,536,648 $613,795,732

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