Bayfield vs Iron River

A side-by-side comparison of Bayfield and Iron River: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayfield and Iron River are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iron River has the higher population (752 vs 590 in Bayfield). Bayfield has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $55,294 in Iron River). Bayfield has the higher median home value ($304,800 vs $152,100 in Iron River).

Population, income & housing

	Bayfield	Iron River
Population	590	752
Median age	58.8 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$55,294
Median home value	$304,800	$152,100
Median gross rent	$1,021	$653
Housing units	484	473
Homeownership rate	65.2%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayfield	Iron River
Population	520 → 590 (+13.5%)	637 → 752 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $63,750 (+9.3%)	$45,658 → $55,294 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$172,700 → $304,800 (+76.5%)	$102,600 → $152,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $1,021 (+52.8%)	$675 → $653 (-3.3%)

Bayfield

Population

520590

Median household income

$58,333$63,750

Median home value

$172,700$304,800

Median gross rent

$668$1,021

Iron River

Population

637752

Median household income

$45,658$55,294

Median home value

$102,600$152,100

Median gross rent

$675$653

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayfield	Iron River
Under 5	3.9%	1.9%
5 to 17	8.6%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	1.7%	5.6%
55 to 64	10.0%	20.3%
65 to 74	30.3%	15.2%
75 and over	13.9%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayfield	Iron River
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.2%	2.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayfield	Iron River
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	9.2%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayfield	Iron River
Drove alone	50.2%	68.2%
Carpooled	0.4%	15.5%
Public transit	2.8%	1.1%
Walked	21.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.3%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayfield	Iron River
1-unit, detached	77.9%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Bayfield	Iron River
Poverty rate	9.7%	9.1%
Average household size	1.90	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	7	33
Median year structure built	1961	1982