Iron Station vs Lincolnton

A side-by-side comparison of Iron Station and Lincolnton: population, income, housing, and more.

Iron Station and Lincolnton are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincolnton has the higher population (11,503 vs 722 in Iron Station). Iron Station has the higher median household income ($74,597 vs $43,294 in Lincolnton). Since 2019, Iron Station's population has grown faster (+24.5% vs +6.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
Population	722	11,503
Median age	23.5 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,597	$43,294
Median home value	—	$224,600
Median gross rent	—	$920
Housing units	314	5,407
Homeownership rate	86.8%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
Population	580 → 722 (+24.5%)	10,832 → 11,503 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$24,773 → $74,597 (+201.1%)	$37,027 → $43,294 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $170,800 (+17.1%)	$153,800 → $224,600 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$672 → $920 (+36.9%)

Iron Station

Population

580722

Median household income

$24,773$74,597

Median home value

$145,800$170,800

Lincolnton

Population

10,83211,503

Median household income

$37,027$43,294

Median home value

$153,800$224,600

Median gross rent

$672$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
Under 5	7.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	42.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	12.6%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.5%
75 and over	8.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	58.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
No high school diploma	17.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	44.3%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
Drove alone	100.0%	79.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
1-unit, detached	26.4%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	73.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Iron Station	Lincolnton
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.4%
Average household size	3.54	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1988	1970