Iron River vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (1,858 vs 752 in Iron River). Washburn has the higher median household income ($60,288 vs $55,294 in Iron River). Washburn has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $152,100 in Iron River).

Population, income & housing

	Iron River	Washburn
Population	752	1,858
Median age	55.2 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,294	$60,288
Median home value	$152,100	$174,100
Median gross rent	$653	$779
Housing units	473	965
Homeownership rate	72.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron River	Washburn
Population	637 → 752 (+18.1%)	1,978 → 1,858 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$45,658 → $55,294 (+21.1%)	$48,250 → $60,288 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $152,100 (+48.2%)	$142,600 → $174,100 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $653 (-3.3%)	$658 → $779 (+18.4%)

Iron River

Population

637752

Median household income

$45,658$55,294

Median home value

$102,600$152,100

Median gross rent

$675$653

Washburn

Population

1,9781,858

Median household income

$48,250$60,288

Median home value

$142,600$174,100

Median gross rent

$658$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron River	Washburn
Under 5	1.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	15.2%	14.2%
75 and over	14.9%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron River	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	4.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron River	Washburn
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	28.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron River	Washburn
Drove alone	68.2%	66.9%
Carpooled	15.5%	9.7%
Public transit	1.1%	1.3%
Walked	2.3%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	12.9%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron River	Washburn
1-unit, detached	70.2%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Iron River	Washburn
Poverty rate	9.1%	7.9%
Average household size	2.00	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	33	13
Median year structure built	1982	1973