Alcona County vs Iron County

A side-by-side comparison of Alcona County and Iron County: population, income, housing, and more.

Alcona County and Iron County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iron County has the higher population (11,650 vs 10,310 in Alcona County). Iron County has the higher median household income ($53,614 vs $53,568 in Alcona County). Alcona County has the higher median home value ($157,500 vs $101,500 in Iron County).

Population, income & housing

	Alcona County	Iron County
Population	10,310	11,650
Median age	59.7 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,568	$53,614
Median home value	$157,500	$101,500
Median gross rent	$790	$510
Housing units	10,353	9,046
Homeownership rate	89.6%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alcona County	Iron County
Population	10,353 → 10,310 (-0.4%)	11,152 → 11,650 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$40,484 → $53,568 (+32.3%)	$41,599 → $53,614 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$112,000 → $157,500 (+40.6%)	$77,700 → $101,500 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $790 (+26.0%)	$513 → $510 (-0.6%)

Alcona County

Population

10,35310,310

Median household income

$40,484$53,568

Median home value

$112,000$157,500

Median gross rent

$627$790

Iron County

Population

11,15211,650

Median household income

$41,599$53,614

Median home value

$77,700$101,500

Median gross rent

$513$510

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alcona County	Iron County
Under 5	3.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.7%	8.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	20.7%	18.2%
75 and over	15.6%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alcona County	Iron County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alcona County	Iron County
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	37.6%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alcona County	Iron County
Drove alone	75.7%	79.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.9%	7.9%
Other means	1.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alcona County	Iron County
1-unit, detached	89.0%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Alcona County	Iron County
Poverty rate	14.3%	16.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1974	1962