Iron Junction vs McKinley

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

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

McKinley has the higher population (99 vs 95 in Iron Junction). McKinley has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $38,333 in Iron Junction). Iron Junction has the higher median home value ($127,500 vs $125,000 in McKinley).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Junction	McKinley
Population	95	99
Median age	37.8 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,333	$56,250
Median home value	$127,500	$125,000
Housing units	44	60
Homeownership rate	90.9%	94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Junction	McKinley
Population	110 → 95 (-13.6%)	134 → 99 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$70,417 → $38,333 (-45.6%)	$38,750 → $56,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$150,000 → $127,500 (-15.0%)	$68,300 → $125,000 (+83.0%)

Iron Junction

Population

11095

Median household income

$70,417$38,333

Median home value

$150,000$127,500

McKinley

Population

13499

Median household income

$38,750$56,250

Median home value

$68,300$125,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron Junction	McKinley
Under 5	9.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	11.6%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	5.1%
35 to 44	11.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	2.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	43.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	14.1%
75 and over	6.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Junction	McKinley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	98.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
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	McKinley
No high school diploma	11.9%	2.5%
High school graduate	27.1%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Junction	McKinley
Drove alone	92.3%	98.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.0%
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	McKinley
1-unit, detached	93.2%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Iron Junction	McKinley
Poverty rate	20.4%	10.2%
Average household size	2.16	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1958	1971