Iron County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 10,576 90.6%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 268 2.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 110 0.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 69 0.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 434 3.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 99 0.8%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 111 1.0%

• Under 18 2,044 17.5%
• 18–24 614 5.3%
• 25–44 2,175 18.6%
• 45–64 3,172 27.2%
• 65 and over 3,662 31.4%

Median household income

$53,519

90% interval $49,159–$57,879

−$18,817 vs MI · 76th of 83

Below poverty line

14.2%

90% interval 11.5%–16.9%

+0.8 pp vs MI · 32nd of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

7.3%

+2.34 pp vs. state

County GDP

$419.5M

0.06% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,937

Establishments

398

• Trade, transportation & utilities 768 22.8%
• Education & health services 673 20.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 408 12.1%
• Public administration 306 9.1%
• Manufacturing 276 8.2%
• Professional & business services 256 7.6%
• Construction 187 5.5%
• Other services 159 4.7%
• Financial activities 134 4.0%
• Natural resources & mining 92 2.7%
• Unclassified 32 0.9%
• Information 14 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 98.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

84.5%

+11.3 pp vs MI · 26th of 83

Median gross rent

$716

−$413 vs MI · 69th of 83

Owner-occupied

4,687

Renter-occupied

860

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 55% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $58,066/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,099/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 4,501 64.1%
• Democratic 2,441 34.7%
• Other / third-party 85 1.2%

• Spanish 242 2.2%
• German or other West Germanic 36 0.3%
• Chinese 20 0.2%
• Tagalog 9 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 2 0.0%
• Korean 2 0.0%
• Arabic 2 0.0%

Households

5,547

Family households

3,158

56.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

573

18.1% of families

Single-mother families

235

7.4% of families

Veterans

1,068

11.1% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 1,827 15.7%
• Mainline Protestant 1,341 11.5%
• Evangelical Protestant 812 7.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 157 1.3%

Health insured

95.0%

±1.1 pp

Uninsured

5.0%

±1.1 pp

46th of 83

With a disability

22.9%

±2.2 pp

8th of 83

Bachelor's or higher

22.5%

±1.9 pp

−9.9 pp vs MI · 41st of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.7%

90% interval 5.9%–7.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

41st Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

3 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) and Probate Court judges separate. Vintage 2026 courts.michigan.gov / Wikipedia 'Michigan Circuit Courts' table; cross-checked against MCL § 600.508.)

Court seats

Crystal Falls, Iron Mountain, Menominee

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

62.35 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4