Irondale vs Potosi

A side-by-side comparison of Irondale and Potosi: population, income, housing, and more.

Irondale and Potosi are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Potosi has the higher population (2,542 vs 534 in Irondale). Potosi has the higher median household income ($37,055 vs $31,750 in Irondale). Potosi has the higher median home value ($101,100 vs $100,000 in Irondale).

Population, income & housing

	Irondale	Potosi
Population	534	2,542
Median age	35.6 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,750	$37,055
Median home value	$100,000	$101,100
Median gross rent	$1,000	$719
Housing units	246	1,249
Homeownership rate	82.4%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irondale	Potosi
Population	456 → 534 (+17.1%)	2,608 → 2,542 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$37,917 → $31,750 (-16.3%)	$36,719 → $37,055 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$62,100 → $100,000 (+61.0%)	$96,400 → $101,100 (+4.9%)
Median gross rent	$719 → $1,000 (+39.1%)	$498 → $719 (+44.4%)

Irondale

Population

456534

Median household income

$37,917$31,750

Median home value

$62,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$719$1,000

Potosi

Population

2,6082,542

Median household income

$36,719$37,055

Median home value

$96,400$101,100

Median gross rent

$498$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irondale	Potosi
Under 5	8.1%	10.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	21.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	6.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	8.5%
75 and over	4.5%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irondale	Potosi
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	87.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	9.2%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irondale	Potosi
No high school diploma	20.9%	14.8%
High school graduate	33.0%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irondale	Potosi
Drove alone	90.7%	80.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.9%
Other means	5.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irondale	Potosi
1-unit, detached	82.9%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Irondale	Potosi
Poverty rate	34.8%	24.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1982	1963