COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Iron County

Missouri · 10,726 residents · 550 sq mi

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Iron County is home to 10,726 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $33,900. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 34%. The median age is 37.3, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,726

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10,697 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

550 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(671)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(726)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(933)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(811)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(551)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(1,387)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,369)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,145)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,111)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,025)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(734)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(263)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,303

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,080 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,232

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,227 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.7%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(10,314)

Black1.5%(163)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(62)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(10,588)

Black0.6%(65)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(41)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other0.5%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(99)

Cuban0.5%(48)

Puerto Rican0.4%(39)

South American0.2%(18)

Colombian0.2%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(105)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Korean0.1%(9)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German15.9%(1,498)

American12.5%(1,181)

English11.8%(1,115)

Irish11%(1,037)

French3.6%(342)

Italian2.2%(210)

Scottish2%(190)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(115)

Dutch1.1%(101)

Polish0.9%(86)

Swedish0.5%(46)

Welsh0.3%(28)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.2%(18)

Czech0.2%(16)

Canadian0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Finnish0.1%(5)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Belgian0%(4)

British0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 20.4 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 married29.1%(1,132)

Married52.5%(2,041)

Widowed3.6%(141)

Divorced14.8%(576)

Women 15+

Never married18.5%(734)

Married52.4%(2,081)

Widowed13.9%(554)

Divorced15.2%(604)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% 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)27.1%(150)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(130)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.5%(158)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 554 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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