Iron Belt vs Pence

A side-by-side comparison of Iron Belt and Pence: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Iron Belt has the higher population (143 vs 139 in Pence). Iron Belt has the higher median household income ($56,150 vs $52,500 in Pence). Pence has the higher median home value ($97,500 vs $62,800 in Iron Belt).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Belt	Pence
Population	143	139
Median age	48.3 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,150	$52,500
Median home value	$62,800	$97,500
Housing units	125	85
Homeownership rate	89.3%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Belt	Pence
Population	180 → 143 (-20.6%)	124 → 139 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $56,150 (+49.7%)	$43,750 → $52,500 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $62,800 (+29.2%)	$57,700 → $97,500 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $725 (+52.6%)	—

Iron Belt

Population

180143

Median household income

$37,500$56,150

Median home value

$48,600$62,800

Median gross rent

$475$725

Pence

Population

124139

Median household income

$43,750$52,500

Median home value

$57,700$97,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron Belt	Pence
Under 5	7.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	11.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.1%	5.0%
35 to 44	5.6%	4.3%
45 to 54	23.1%	20.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	18.7%
65 to 74	13.3%	5.0%
75 and over	15.4%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Belt	Pence
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron Belt	Pence
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.1%	53.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Belt	Pence
Drove alone	95.0%	77.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron Belt	Pence
1-unit, detached	82.4%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Iron Belt	Pence
Poverty rate	7.0%	6.5%
Average household size	1.91	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1971	1954