Iron County, MI Population

Overview

11,580

Total Population

53.2

Median age

49.91%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

79.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Iron County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Iron County is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iron County's population under 18 was 17.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iron County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iron County, 14.21% were under the age of 15, 12.69% aged 15 to 29, 42.91% aged 30 to 64, 25.66% aged 65 to 84, and 4.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Iron County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.91% females and 50.09% males in Iron County, MI.
The Iron County, MI gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 614.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 580.

Iron County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iron County population: 94.53% are White, 1.22% are Black or African American, 0.77% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.34% are some other race and 2.65% are multiracial.
Iron County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,32 (97.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iron County is White with a population of 10,947 (94.53% of the total population).

Iron County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,055 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iron County's population decreased by 1,244 (9.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iron County's population decreased by 183 (1.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Iron County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 11,053.