Statewide Claims to Fame

Iron County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Iron County is 2nd in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Iron County is 9th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Income below poverty line

Iron County is 12th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - White

Iron County is 15th in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Home ownership rate

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Current population (2012) 5,934 70th 5,726,398 313,914,040
Size in square miles 758.2 36th 54,157.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 7.8 72nd 105 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents younger than 5 3.7% 72nd 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 15.9% 71st 23.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 27.5% 2nd 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.3% 35th 89.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.0% 35th 26.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Race - White 97.7% 12th 88.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.2% 72nd 6.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.7% 33rd 1.1% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.3% 64th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 35th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.1% 40th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.5% 72nd 6.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 97.3% 1st 82.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Female residents 49.9% 37th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.7% 42nd 4.6% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Housing units 5,981 69th 2,634,781 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.1% 53rd 25.4% 25.9%
Households 2,989 70th 2,279,738 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.3% 15th 69.1% 66.1%
Home median value $109,100 69th $169,700 $186,200
People per household 2.0 72nd 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 18 68th 12,041 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Income per capita $22,154 61st $27,192 $27,915
Income per household $37,413 71st $52,374 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.8% 9th 12.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Iron County Rank Wisconsin US
Non-farm private establishments 216 70th 138,045 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,441 70th 2,354,284 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 638 68th 433,797 27,092,908
Retail sales $74,581 68th $72,283,321 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,906 32nd $12,904 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 72nd $9,247,311 $613,795,732

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