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Iron City

Tennessee · 385 residents · 0.69 sq mi
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Iron City is a city of 385 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The typical home is worth $23,200. Median rent is $175 a month. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 27%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 33.3
US median: 33.0
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

385
+5%vs 2000
vs 368 in 2000
1990 – 2024
33.3
−7%vs 2000
vs 36.0 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
0.69 sq mi
Population, 19902024
12819826833840819902000201020202024Iron City
2024282
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 59.1%(35)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 99.1%(35)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 144.7%(18)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.3%(28)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246%(23)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3416.6%(64)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4413.2%(51)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5414.8%(57)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 646.8%(26)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 747.8%(30)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 843.6%(14)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1%(4)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$18,214
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $20,625 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2023
$7,803
−55%vs 2000
vs $17,185 in 2000
US average: $14,340
21.0%
−2.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 23.0% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$23,200
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $32,900 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$175
−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $289 in 2000
US average: $450
91.0%
+6.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 84.8% in 2000
9.0% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.5%(355)
Black2.2%(8)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(4)
Asian0%(0)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic98.7%(380)
Black1.3%(5)
Hispanic / Latino0%(0)
Asian0%(0)
Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry
English24.5%(69)
Dutch14.9%(42)
American11%(31)
German8.9%(25)
Scottish6.7%(19)
French1.8%(5)
Section 05

Education

2.8%
−2.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 5.1% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
43.5%
−9.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 53.2% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
2.4%
+1.2 ptsvs 2000
vs 1.3% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

27.5 min
+65%vs 2000
vs 16.7 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 married46%(57)
Married25.8%(32)
Widowed8.9%(11)
Divorced19.4%(24)
Women 15+
Never married12.3%(13)
Married29.2%(31)
Widowed24.5%(26)
Divorced34%(36)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

17.7%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 23.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
31.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
7.4%
−10.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
16.0%
−15.9 ptssince 2020
from 31.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
51.4%
+17.4 ptssince 2020
from 34.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.0%
−5.3 ptssince 2020
from 5.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
33.7%
−12.0 ptssince 2020
from 45.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
58.9%
+6.8 ptssince 2020
from 52.1% 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

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How many people live in Iron City, Tennessee?

Iron City, Tennessee has about 385 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Iron City, Tennessee?

The typical household in Iron City, Tennessee earns about $18,214 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Iron City, Tennessee expensive?

In Iron City, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $23,200, and the typical rent is about $175 a month.

How educated are people in Iron City, Tennessee?

About 2.8% of adults age 25 and over in Iron City, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Iron City, Tennessee?

About 21.0% of people in Iron City, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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