Iron County, Wisconsin (WI)

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• • 5,50380.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 821.2%Two or more races
  • 711.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 420.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 360.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 90.1%Asian alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $168,144

Here:	$168,144
State:	$226,213

Townhouses or other attached units: $75,064

Here:	$75,064
State:	$193,354

In 2-unit structures: $28,523

Here:	$28,523
State:	$145,793

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $57,632

Here:	$57,632
State:	$159,745

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,382

Here:	$87,382
State:	$181,107

Mobile homes: $67,143

Here:	$67,143
State:	$52,168

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 2

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,507 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,671 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iron County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hurley, Mercer, Montreal, Kimball, Oma, Saxon, Knight, Pence, Carey, Iron Belt.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Oregon , Somerset County, Maine , Washington County, Maine , Fremont County, Idaho , Keweenaw County, Michigan , Pine County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 189
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 67 (82.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 42010 or later
• 22000 to 2009
• 121990 to 1999
• 101980 to 1989
• 41970 to 1979
• 80Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,061
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 186
• 3 or 4: 142
• 5 to 9: 78
• 10 to 19: 78
• 20 to 49: 39
• 50 or more: 83
• Mobile homes: 334
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Iron County with a mortgage: 1,135 (8 second mortgage, 181 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,128

Religion statistics for Iron County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Iron County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 11, 2016 to July 12, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4276: August 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Wisconsin Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2001 to July 06, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1369: May 11, 2001, FEMA Id: 1369, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Wisconsin Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 1999 to July 31, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1284: August 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1284, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Wisconsin Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: September 10, 1972, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-352: September 10, 1972, FEMA Id: 352, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
• Wisconsin FLOODING, Incident Period: May 01, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-260: May 01, 1969, FEMA Id: 260, Natural disaster type: Flood

5.71% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,694 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($34,054 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($15,639 average AGI)

Iron County:	2.33%
Wisconsin average:	1.91%

from Gogebic County, MI

1.36% ($43,257 average AGI)

5.30% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,632 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.24% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($23,721 average AGI)
2.07% relocated to other states ($10,919 average AGI)

Iron County:	2.07%
Wisconsin average:	2.13%

to Gogebic County, MI

0.98% ($28,200 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 20.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Iron County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 4,245 (937 male householders, 815 female householders)

  1,373 spouses, 887 children (818 natural, 7 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 17 other relatives, 142 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,426 (705 male householders (593 living alone)), 521 female householders (473 living alone)), 195 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 120

Size of family households: 1,106 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 86 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,064 1-person, 146 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 13 5-persons.

429 married couples with children.
308 single-parent households (120 men, 188 women).

97.1% of residents of Iron speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $48,354,000 ($7,238 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,070,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,996,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,440,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $80,000
Federal grants: $12,919,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,638,000 ($2,570,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $391,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,490,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,677,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Iron County, Wisconsin
• 462014 or later
• 352010 to 2013
• 7022000 to 2009
• 9351990 to 1999
• 5521980 to 1989
• 8861970 to 1979
• 5521960 to 1969
• 7541950 to 1959
• 4531940 to 1949
• 1,0911939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Iron County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Iron County, Wisconsin
• 71 room
• 322 rooms
• 1073 rooms
• 3094 rooms
• 5205 rooms
• 5416 rooms
• 3457 rooms
• 2018 rooms
• 1709+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Iron County, Wisconsin
• 311 room
• 892 rooms
• 2153 rooms
• 1014 rooms
• 1145 rooms
• 1036 rooms
• 337 rooms
• 168 rooms
• 199+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Iron County, Wisconsin

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Iron County, Wisconsin
• 9no bedroom
• 981 bedroom
• 6752 bedrooms
• 1,1223 bedrooms
• 2984 bedrooms
• 415+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Iron County, Wisconsin
• 31no bedroom
• 2641 bedroom
• 2252 bedrooms
• 1493 bedrooms
• 454 bedrooms
• 55+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Iron County, Wisconsin in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Iron County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 40no vehicle
• 5881 vehicle
• 1,0552 vehicles
• 4143 vehicles
• 1084 vehicles
• 435+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Iron County in renter-occupied apartments
• 152no vehicle
• 3651 vehicle
• 1512 vehicles
• 323 vehicles
• 54 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

84.3% of Iron County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Wisconsin.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2,637
• Other state: 3,046
• Northeast: 62
• Midwest: 2,690
• South: 76
• West: 184

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 120
• Number of aged recipients: 14
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 106
• Number of recipients under 18: 17
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 84
• Number of recipients older than 64: 19
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 55
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 47

Iron County on our top lists:

• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"