Ironton vs Lime Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Ironton and Lime Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Ironton and Lime Ridge are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ironton has the higher population (288 vs 201 in Lime Ridge). Lime Ridge has the higher median household income ($108,214 vs $46,250 in Ironton). Lime Ridge has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $85,000 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
Population	288	201
Median age	31.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$108,214
Median home value	$85,000	$137,500
Median gross rent	$950	$750
Housing units	121	78
Homeownership rate	85.1%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
Population	248 → 288 (+16.1%)	179 → 201 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $46,250 (-18.4%)	$67,813 → $108,214 (+59.6%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $85,000 (-15.0%)	$90,000 → $137,500 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $950 (+39.1%)	$883 → $750 (-15.1%)

Ironton

Population

248288

Median household income

$56,667$46,250

Median home value

$100,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$683$950

Lime Ridge

Population

179201

Median household income

$67,813$108,214

Median home value

$90,000$137,500

Median gross rent

$883$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
Under 5	7.3%	1.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	12.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	21.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	18.4%
55 to 64	11.5%	6.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.5%
75 and over	1.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	95.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	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	3.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
No high school diploma	8.7%	20.0%
High school graduate	51.7%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
Drove alone	86.1%	82.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
1-unit, detached	70.2%	98.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	Lime Ridge
Poverty rate	24.0%	5.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1967	1970