Drummond vs Iron River

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

Drummond 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 156 in Drummond). Drummond has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $55,294 in Iron River). Iron River has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $131,300 in Drummond).

Population, income & housing

	Drummond	Iron River
Population	156	752
Median age	48.6 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$55,294
Median home value	$131,300	$152,100
Median gross rent	$795	$653
Housing units	117	473
Homeownership rate	44.3%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drummond	Iron River
Population	144 → 156 (+8.3%)	637 → 752 (+18.1%)
Median household income	$31,818 → $65,625 (+106.3%)	$45,658 → $55,294 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $131,300 (+56.7%)	$102,600 → $152,100 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$375 → $795 (+112.0%)	$675 → $653 (-3.3%)

Drummond

Population

144156

Median household income

$31,818$65,625

Median home value

$83,800$131,300

Median gross rent

$375$795

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)

	Drummond	Iron River
Under 5	1.3%	1.9%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	6.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	5.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	24.4%	5.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	20.3%
65 to 74	17.3%	15.2%
75 and over	7.1%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drummond	Iron River
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	7.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drummond	Iron River
No high school diploma	1.7%	10.0%
High school graduate	34.2%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drummond	Iron River
Drove alone	68.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.5%
Public transit	5.6%	1.1%
Walked	5.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drummond	Iron River
1-unit, detached	68.4%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Drummond	Iron River
Poverty rate	26.8%	9.1%
Average household size	1.97	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1938	1982