COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iron County vs Beaver County
PLACE A
Iron County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Beaver County, Oklahoma
Iron County is 141% larger than Beaver County. Beaver County earns more, with a median household income $8,336 higher. Iron County has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
IRON COUNTYBEAVER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population11,7574,882+141% vs Beaver County
Population density103+7
Population growth-1.6%-10.4%+8.8 pts
Median age53.140.8+12.3
Male50.6%50.5%+0.1 pts
Female49.4%49.5%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.9%9.8%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%64.3%+26.3 pts
Black0.9%0.7%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%28.6%−26.3 pts
Asian0.6%0.1%+0.5 pts
Other5.5%6.3%−0.7 pts
Median household income$55,940$64,276−$8,336
Per capita income$34,784$31,613+$3,171
Poverty rate17.0%13.3%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%22.0%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree7.2%6.4%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%2.6%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation47.9%58.2%−10.3 pts
Median home value$109,100$130,100−$21,000
Median gross rent$716$790−$74
Owner-occupied84.5%80.9%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate39.4%32.3%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%27.5%+8.9 pts
Average commute20.017.7+2.3
Worked from home11.6%6.9%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%11.6%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025