With 781 people, Iron Mountain Lake is a city in Missouri. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 49.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 57% less than in Missouri as a whole. Median home value sits at $38,600. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $30,682, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Iron Mountain Lake
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$54,650 → $38,600(−29%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age37.2 → 49.2(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Poverty rate34.9% → 24.7%(−10.2 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 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)45%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 40 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
Iron Mountain Lake, decade by decade
Iron Mountain Lake 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
2000
693
$35,673
$54,650
1.7%
12.1
2010
737
$43,415
$71,497
5.9%
12.5
2020
640
$28,091
$34,301
3.7%
24.0
2024
781
$30,682
$38,600
3.1%
8.4
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.
