Iron County, MI Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Michigan



Iron County, Michigan

People QuickFactsIron CountyMichigan
Population, 2005 estimate 12,29910,120,860
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -6.4%1.8%
Population, 2000 13,1389,938,444
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 3.7%6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 18.6%24.9%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 22.8%12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005 50.3%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)96.8%81.3%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.4%14.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)1.0%0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.6%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)0.6%3.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 96.2%77.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 67.2%57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.1%5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.5%8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.8%83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.7%21.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 2,7481,711,231
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.224.1
Housing units, 2005 8,9994,478,507
Homeownership rate, 2000 82.4%73.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 6.6%18.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $47,500$115,600
Households, 2000 5,7483,785,661
Persons per household, 2000 2.192.56
Median household income, 2003 $30,027$46,291
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,506$22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 11.6%11.0%
Business QuickFactsIron CountyMichigan
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 421237,9841
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 2,9483,895,9141
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -5.2%-4.3%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 823611,018
Total number of firms, 2002 1,164735,531
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.5%29.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA221,433,262
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 11,229165,958,945
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 96,848109,350,139
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,570$10,889
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 12,39012,248,269
Building permits, 2005 7645,3281
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 93,65160,488,5001
Geography QuickFactsIron CountyMichigan
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,16656,803
Persons per square mile, 2000 11.3175.0
FIPS Code 07126
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:59 EST
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