Boyne Falls vs Ironton

A side-by-side comparison of Boyne Falls and Ironton: population, income, housing, and more.

Boyne Falls and Ironton are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Boyne Falls has the higher population (315 vs 187 in Ironton). Ironton has the higher median household income ($90,313 vs $46,250 in Boyne Falls). Ironton has the higher median home value ($232,900 vs $160,400 in Boyne Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
Population	315	187
Median age	42.9 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$90,313
Median home value	$160,400	$232,900
Median gross rent	$821	—
Housing units	189	154
Homeownership rate	75.6%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
Population	404 → 315 (-22.0%)	114 → 187 (+64.0%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $46,250 (+13.3%)	$44,432 → $90,313 (+103.3%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $160,400 (+51.6%)	$123,200 → $232,900 (+89.0%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $821 (+13.2%)	—

Boyne Falls

Population

404315

Median household income

$40,833$46,250

Median home value

$105,800$160,400

Median gross rent

$725$821

Ironton

Population

114187

Median household income

$44,432$90,313

Median home value

$123,200$232,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
Under 5	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	18.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	4.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	29.4%
75 and over	12.1%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
No high school diploma	5.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
Drove alone	84.8%	76.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	16.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
1-unit, detached	71.4%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boyne Falls	Ironton
Poverty rate	15.6%	6.4%
Average household size	1.92	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1961	1967