Ironwood.
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Michigan·Gogebic County
3 tracts·5K people·$83K median·755/mi²
White 92 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 2 · Asian 1 · Black 0
Living alone 48 · Married couple 31 · Other 21
Manufacturing 26 · Retail 26 · Health 20 · Leisure 11 · Professional 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 24 · Construction · maintenance 16 · Service 15 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 83 · Carpool 11 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Ironwood is $83,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Ironwood has 4,997 residents across 2 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 47.9; the population is 92.4% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Other, 0.8% Asian and 0.2% Black; the average household has 1.9 people; 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $622/month, 61% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Ironwood is $41,250 a year, 52% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Ironwood, median rent is $622/month and the median home value is $83,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Ironwood reported 0.6 violent crimes and 9.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 7°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ironwood are lightning (99), winter weather (96) and cold wave (94), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.01g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ironwood, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).