Iron Junction vs Leonidas

A side-by-side comparison of Iron Junction and Leonidas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iron Junction has the higher population (95 vs 39 in Leonidas). Iron Junction has the higher median household income ($38,333 vs $22,500 in Leonidas). Iron Junction has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $95,000 in Leonidas).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
Population	95	39
Median age	37.8 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,333	$22,500
Median home value	$127,500	$95,000
Housing units	44	20
Homeownership rate	90.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
Population	110 → 95 (-13.6%)	51 → 39 (-23.5%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $38,333 (-45.6%)	$35,625 → $22,500 (-36.8%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $127,500 (-15.0%)	$75,000 → $95,000 (+26.7%)

Iron Junction

Population

11095

Median household income

$70,417$38,333

Median home value

$150,000$127,500

Leonidas

Population

5139

Median household income

$35,625$22,500

Median home value

$75,000$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
Under 5	9.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	11.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	2.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	15.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	20.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	20.5%
75 and over	6.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.1%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
Drove alone	92.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
1-unit, detached	93.2%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iron Junction	Leonidas
Poverty rate	20.4%	38.5%
Average household size	2.16	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1958	1938