Iron Mountain, MI Population

Overview

7,516

Total Population

43.2

Median age

46.38%

Female population %

115.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

142

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iron Mountain is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iron Mountain's population under 18 was 19.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iron Mountain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iron Mountain, 16.68% were under the age of 15, 15.70% aged 15 to 29, 48.08% aged 30 to 64, 15.75% aged 65 to 84, and 3.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 544 less females than males in Iron Mountain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.38% females and 53.62% males in Iron Mountain, MI.
The Iron Mountain, MI gender ratio is 115.6:100 i.e. 115.6 men to 100 women (1.156).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 416.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 349.

Iron Mountain's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iron Mountain population: 93.96% are White, 1.45% are Black or African American, 1.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.84% are Asian, 0.29% are some other race and 1.74% are multiracial.
Iron Mountain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 142 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,374 (98.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iron Mountain is White with a population of 7,062 (93.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,156 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iron Mountain's population decreased by 526 (6.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iron Mountain's population decreased by 127 (1.66%), 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 Mountain's population was lowest in year 2019 at 7,337.