Ironton vs South Point

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

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

Ironton has the higher population (10,585 vs 3,228 in South Point). South Point has the higher median household income ($80,689 vs $45,694 in Ironton). South Point has the higher median home value ($175,200 vs $112,400 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	South Point
Population	10,585	3,228
Median age	42.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,694	$80,689
Median home value	$112,400	$175,200
Median gross rent	$760	$807
Housing units	5,098	1,439
Homeownership rate	58.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	South Point
Population	10,599 → 10,585 (-0.1%)	3,481 → 3,228 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$35,666 → $45,694 (+28.1%)	$65,945 → $80,689 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $112,400 (+17.2%)	$119,600 → $175,200 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $760 (+23.8%)	$686 → $807 (+17.6%)

Ironton

Population

10,59910,585

Median household income

$35,666$45,694

Median home value

$95,900$112,400

Median gross rent

$614$760

South Point

Population

3,4813,228

Median household income

$65,945$80,689

Median home value

$119,600$175,200

Median gross rent

$686$807

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	South Point
Under 5	5.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	18.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.7%
75 and over	9.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	South Point
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	South Point
No high school diploma	10.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	South Point
Drove alone	86.4%	83.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	South Point
1-unit, detached	78.4%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	South Point
Poverty rate	25.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1950	1974