Iron County vs Presque Isle County

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

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

Presque Isle County has the higher population (13,142 vs 11,650 in Iron County). Presque Isle County has the higher median household income ($56,713 vs $53,614 in Iron County). Presque Isle County has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $101,500 in Iron County).

Population, income & housing

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
Population	11,650	13,142
Median age	53.2 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,614	$56,713
Median home value	$101,500	$135,200
Median gross rent	$510	$625
Housing units	9,046	9,856
Homeownership rate	85.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
Population	11,152 → 11,650 (+4.5%)	12,714 → 13,142 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$41,599 → $53,614 (+28.9%)	$47,948 → $56,713 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$77,700 → $101,500 (+30.6%)	$105,400 → $135,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $510 (-0.6%)	$542 → $625 (+15.3%)

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

Presque Isle County

Population

12,71413,142

Median household income

$47,948$56,713

Median home value

$105,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$542$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
Under 5	4.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	18.2%	20.2%
75 and over	12.7%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
No high school diploma	6.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	41.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
Drove alone	79.6%	77.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.9%	8.9%
Other means	2.1%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
1-unit, detached	88.0%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Iron County	Presque Isle County
Poverty rate	16.9%	12.2%
Average household size	2.11	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1962	1972