Iron County, Wisconsin

Iron County has a population of 6,210 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $165,900, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $60,625.

Home price
$165,900
Income
$60,625
Population
6,210
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$165,900county
Median gross rent$662county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant44.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented11.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use37.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$758county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$60,625county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$37,897county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.07%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7091county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station164 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.2%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment636county
Students per full-time teacher11.8county
Free lunch eligible34.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians16county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,210county
Land area in square miles758county
People per square mile of land8.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract35.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age56.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1815.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.0%county
Share of households that are one person34.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents179county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in180county
Households that moved away154county
Average income of arriving households$74,133county
Average income of departing households$52,552county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year44county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature40.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.8 incounty
Annual snowfall128.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing185 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 21county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.0¢county
Household electricity use643 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.3%county
Homes heated by propane35.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.5%county
Homes heated by wood8.1%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk18.4county
Coastal flood risk21.8county
Drought risk15.6county
Landslide risk11.4county
Hail risk18.1county
Earthquake risk0.3county
Tornado risk12.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk11.4county
Winter weather risk62.3county
Strong wind risk14.9county
Wildfire risk7.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Iron County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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