Ironton vs Jenkins

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

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

Ironton has the higher population (557 vs 472 in Jenkins). Jenkins has the higher median household income ($70,500 vs $55,536 in Ironton). Jenkins has the higher median home value ($265,900 vs $128,300 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	Jenkins
Population	557	472
Median age	35.9 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,536	$70,500
Median home value	$128,300	$265,900
Median gross rent	$900	$1,000
Housing units	270	184
Homeownership rate	55.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	Jenkins
Population	552 → 557 (+0.9%)	417 → 472 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $55,536 (+38.8%)	$47,708 → $70,500 (+47.8%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $128,300 (+40.4%)	$162,500 → $265,900 (+63.6%)
Median gross rent	$431 → $900 (+108.8%)	$763 → $1,000 (+31.1%)

Ironton

Population

552557

Median household income

$40,000$55,536

Median home value

$91,400$128,300

Median gross rent

$431$900

Jenkins

Population

417472

Median household income

$47,708$70,500

Median home value

$162,500$265,900

Median gross rent

$763$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	Jenkins
Under 5	8.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	21.0%
18 to 24	7.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	5.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	6.1%
75 and over	11.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	Jenkins
White (non-Hispanic)	96.6%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	Jenkins
No high school diploma	12.8%	3.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	Jenkins
Drove alone	78.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	14.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	Jenkins
1-unit, detached	75.2%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	1.1%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	Jenkins
Poverty rate	15.4%	6.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1957	1992