MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Iron Mountain Micro

Iron Mountain, MI-WI · 2 counties · 31,421 residents · 1,249 sq mi

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Iron Mountain is a metro area of 31,421 people. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $42,619. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

31,421

−3%vs 2000

vs 32,560 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

25 / sq mi

−3%vs 2000

vs 26 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,249 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,123)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(2,438)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(2,331)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,951)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(1,549)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(4,682)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(4,605)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(3,063)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(3,000)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(3,095)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(1,865)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(719)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,459

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,048

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,487 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,619

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,378 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(31,775)

Black0.1%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(210)

Asian0.4%(121)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(31,070)

Black0.1%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(128)

Asian0.3%(105)

Other0.6%(204)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(343)

South American0.2%(66)

Puerto Rican0.1%(39)

Spaniard0.1%(30)

Colombian0.1%(26)

Central American0.1%(16)

Ecuadorian0.1%(14)

Peruvian0.1%(14)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Venezuelan0%(11)

Dominican0.2%(9)

Salvadoran0%(5)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(43)

Chinese0.1%(15)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Mongolian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(42)

Ancestry

German22.1%(6,754)

Italian10.1%(3,102)

English10.1%(3,098)

Irish9.4%(2,888)

Swedish9.2%(2,801)

French7.7%(2,371)

Polish7.6%(2,328)

Finnish4.4%(1,354)

French Canadian3.7%(1,134)

American3.6%(1,087)

Norwegian3.2%(972)

Dutch1.8%(565)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian1.7%(512)

Scottish1.4%(433)

Austrian1.1%(324)

Arab1%(296)

Russian0.7%(175)

Moroccan0.7%(171)

Czech0.5%(155)

Croatian0.5%(147)

Lebanese0.4%(124)

Danish0.4%(121)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(107)

Lithuanian0.3%(101)

Greek0.4%(100)

Welsh0.3%(77)

Swiss0.2%(63)

British0.2%(53)

Slovak0.1%(45)

Canadian0.2%(41)

Hungarian0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(30)

Latvian0.1%(21)

Slovene0.1%(21)

Ghanaian0.1%(14)

Bulgarian0.1%(13)

Nigerian0.2%(10)

West Indian0%(10)

Ukrainian0.2%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(9)

Romanian0%(3)

Syrian0%(1)

Portuguese0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married27.6%(3,599)

Married55.6%(7,243)

Widowed4.6%(593)

Divorced12.2%(1,594)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(2,421)

Married56.6%(7,238)

Widowed11.7%(1,494)

Divorced12.8%(1,641)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% 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)26.1%(659)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(801)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(879)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(123)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.6%(66)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,524 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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