CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Iron Mountain

Michigan · 8,525 residents · 7.54 sq mi

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Iron Mountain is a city of 8,525 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $42,000. The median age is 37.2, about 4 years above the US median. The average commute runs 10 minutes. Households here earn about 26% less than in Michigan as a whole. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,525

+5%vs 2000

vs 8,154 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(590)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(598)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(577)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(480)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(484)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,285)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(1,147)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(764)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(783)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(927)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(636)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(254)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,004

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,526 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,911

−30%vs 2000

vs $19,918 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $404 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(7,910)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(87)

Asian0.6%(53)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(8,331)

Black0.4%(30)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(79)

Asian0.7%(63)

Other1.2%(101)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(211)

South American0.5%(39)

Puerto Rican0.4%(28)

Spaniard0.2%(18)

Ecuadorian0.2%(14)

Peruvian0.2%(14)

Venezuelan0.1%(11)

Central American0.1%(5)

Salvadoran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(17)

Chinese0.2%(14)

Ancestry

German22.4%(1,684)

Italian12.2%(920)

Irish8.7%(654)

French8.3%(625)

English8.2%(617)

Swedish7.3%(549)

Finnish6.7%(501)

Polish4.2%(319)

French Canadian4%(297)

Norwegian3.7%(277)

American2.2%(169)

Scottish2%(154)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.5%(115)

Austrian1.4%(102)

Croatian1.1%(81)

Belgian1%(72)

Russian0.9%(71)

Czech0.5%(39)

Lithuanian0.5%(38)

Greek0.4%(31)

Canadian0.3%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(23)

Arab0.3%(20)

Lebanese0.3%(20)

Danish0.2%(17)

Swiss0.2%(17)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

Ghanaian0.2%(14)

British0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.3 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(1,083)

Married46.8%(1,557)

Widowed2.6%(88)

Divorced18%(600)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(652)

Married52.1%(1,580)

Widowed9.2%(279)

Divorced17.2%(521)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.9%(109)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.4%(244)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.6%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 576 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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