Iron County, Missouri Demographics

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Iron County is 16th in Missouri out of 115 other counties in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 10,374 85th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 550.3 66th 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 19.3 88th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 49th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.7% 71st 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.9% 53rd 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 76.4% 104th 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 10.7% 96th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Race - White 96.2% 61st 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.5% 50th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 43rd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 111th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 77th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 56th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.3% 90th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.0% 46th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Female residents 50.9% 37th 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.8% 84th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Housing units 5,356 87th 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.2% 78th 19.6% 25.9%
Households 4,298 87th 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.5% 68th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $77,200 93rd $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.4 81st 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 2 80th 12,297 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $18,153 90th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $32,029 103rd $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.9% 16th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Iron County Rank Missouri US
Non-farm private establishments 342 68th 147,274 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,107 81st 2,298,295 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,017 78th 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $65,805 88th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,524 95th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $5,296 83rd $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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