Ironton vs Rock Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Ironton and Rock Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rock Springs has the higher population (310 vs 288 in Ironton). Rock Springs has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $46,250 in Ironton). Rock Springs has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $85,000 in Ironton).

Population, income & housing

	Ironton	Rock Springs
Population	288	310
Median age	31.8 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$76,250
Median home value	$85,000	$161,200
Median gross rent	$950	$850
Housing units	121	138
Homeownership rate	85.1%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ironton	Rock Springs
Population	248 → 288 (+16.1%)	296 → 310 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $46,250 (-18.4%)	$56,000 → $76,250 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$100,000 → $85,000 (-15.0%)	$121,300 → $161,200 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $950 (+39.1%)	$835 → $850 (+1.8%)

Ironton

Population

248288

Median household income

$56,667$46,250

Median home value

$100,000$85,000

Median gross rent

$683$950

Rock Springs

Population

296310

Median household income

$56,000$76,250

Median home value

$121,300$161,200

Median gross rent

$835$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ironton	Rock Springs
Under 5	7.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	12.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	6.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	19.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	16.1%
75 and over	1.4%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ironton	Rock Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	96.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	2.3%
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%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ironton	Rock Springs
No high school diploma	8.7%	8.3%
High school graduate	51.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ironton	Rock Springs
Drove alone	86.1%	93.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ironton	Rock Springs
1-unit, detached	70.2%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Ironton	Rock Springs
Poverty rate	24.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1967	1938