Ironton vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Ironton and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. James has the higher population (259 vs 187 in Ironton). Ironton has the higher median household income ($90,313 vs $82,708 in St. James). St. James has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $232,900 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	St. James
Population	187	259
Median age	53.1 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$82,708
Median home value	$232,900	$275,000
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	154	246
Homeownership rate	88.2%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	St. James
Population	114 → 187 (+64.0%)	171 → 259 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $90,313 (+103.3%)	$45,625 → $82,708 (+81.3%)
Median home value	$123,200 → $232,900 (+89.0%)	$227,800 → $275,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$817 → $925 (+13.2%)

Ironton

Population

114187

Median household income

$44,432$90,313

Median home value

$123,200$232,900

St. James

Population

171259

Median household income

$45,625$82,708

Median home value

$227,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$817$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	St. James
Under 5	0.0%	25.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	2.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	3.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.1%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	4.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	29.4%	17.0%
75 and over	13.4%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	St. James
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.4%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	St. James
Drove alone	76.6%	81.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.9%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	St. James
1-unit, detached	98.1%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	St. James
Poverty rate	6.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	15	10
Median year structure built	1967	1966