With 13,464 people, Irondale is a city in Alabama. 3,651 more people live here than in 2000. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $255,800. There are 778 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,343, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Irondale
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants77.3% → 60.1%(−17.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share17.4% → 28.6%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Poverty rate5.3% → 15.2%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.8%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(151)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.5%(287)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 604 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Irondale, decade by decade
Irondale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,454
$93,737
$169,925
32.3%
40.2
2000
9,813
$84,166
$173,239
29.3%
55.4
2010
12,349
$72,011
$190,754
27.5%
72.2
2020
13,497
$73,996
$189,442
34.8%
76.6
2024
13,464
$72,343
$255,800
42.3%
70.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
