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Iron County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Iron County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Iron County is a small, rural Missouri county of 9,482 residents with an economy characterized by low costs — median home values of $113,000 and median gross rent of $671/month — and median worker earnings of $32,745 against a median household income of $48,850. The labor force is relatively small, with a 50.0% participation rate, 18.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a 3.3% unemployment rate. The county has seen a 7.2% population decline over five years, a poverty rate of 20.7%, and a median age of 44.8, pointing to demographic contraction alongside low operating costs.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,850

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.2% since 2018

Iron County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,723 (92.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races240 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race218 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone126 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone56 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone48 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish48
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic32
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)13
  4. 4.Other Indo-European6
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

554

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,563

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,755

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,048
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)338
  3. 3.Construction (Group)332
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)315
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities304

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,325
  2. 2.Service Occupations772
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations669
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations555
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations497

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.75×)281
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.37×)352
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)276
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)192
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)950

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$671/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999514 (17.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999278 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999211 (7.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999210 (7.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999192 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999157 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,745

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,978 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled412 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home266 (7.0%)
  • Walked81 (2.1%)
  • Other40 (1.1%)
  • Motorcycle1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.