Iron County, WI

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2023 Population

6,164

0.456% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARon Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

55.9

0.357% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.6%

10.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$59,058

5.88% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$155,200

7.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,697

0.26% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Iron County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Iron County, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Iron County, WI was $155,200, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Iron County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Iron County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Iron County, WI borders Gogebic County, MI, Ashland County, WI, Price County, WI, and Vilas County, WI.

United States Wisconsin

Population & Diversity

Iron County, WI is home to a population of 6.16k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.33% of Iron County, WI residents were born outside of the country (82 people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Iron County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Iron County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Foreign-Born Population

1.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

1.35%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

83 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Iron County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
214 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
53 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 15

Iron County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Iron County, WI employs 2.7k people. The largest industries in Iron County, WI are Manufacturing (391 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (369 people), and Retail Trade (311 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($107,750), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,750).

Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,062. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.7k

2023 Value

± 170

0.26%

1 Year growth

± 8.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iron County, WI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (268 people), Management Occupations (252 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (246 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iron County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k

2023 Value

± 170

0.26%

1 Year growth

± 8.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iron County, WI, are Manufacturing (391 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (369 people), and Retail Trade (311 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iron County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Iron County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,000), Public Administration ($69,792), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,391).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($53,750), Wholesale Trade ($50,750), and Public Administration ($49,853).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

30
Accommodation and Food Services
20
Construction
12
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$10k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.96k
Construction
$7.33k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

N/ARon Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Iron County, WI was $155,200 in 2023, which is 0.512 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $144,100 to $155,200, a 7.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Iron County, WI is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Iron County, WI have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iron County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$155,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,563

$2,563

Median Property Taxes

±$166

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Iron County, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Iron County, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Iron County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Iron County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,058

Median Household Income

± $4,004

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Iron County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iron County, WI is from Iron County, WI.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iron County, WI across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (9.25%)
Worked At Home (5.58%)

In 2023, 81.3% of workers in Iron County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.25%) and those who worked at home (5.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iron County, WI have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.37% of the workforce in Iron County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Iron County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Iron County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iron County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iron County, WI (698 out of 6.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iron County, WI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Iron County, WI has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iron County, WI see 2849 patients per year on average, which represents a 50.3% increase from the previous year (1896 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3089 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 883 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,849 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iron County, WI

Primary care physicians in Iron County, WI see an average of 2,849 patients per year. This represents a 50.3% increase from the previous year (1,896 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Iron County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iron County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.