Iron County vs Menominee County

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

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

Iron County has the higher population (6,164 vs 4,256 in Menominee County). Menominee County has the higher median household income ($59,528 vs $59,058 in Iron County). Iron County has the higher median home value ($155,200 vs $97,000 in Menominee County).

Population, income & housing

	Iron County	Menominee County
Population	6,164	4,256
Median age	55.9 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,058	$59,528
Median home value	$155,200	$97,000
Median gross rent	$640	$624
Housing units	5,572	2,148
Homeownership rate	86.9%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron County	Menominee County
Population	5,687 → 6,164 (+8.4%)	4,558 → 4,256 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$43,798 → $59,058 (+34.8%)	$40,921 → $59,528 (+45.5%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $155,200 (+30.4%)	$101,800 → $97,000 (-4.7%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $640 (+19.0%)	$539 → $624 (+15.8%)

Iron County

Population

5,6876,164

Median household income

$43,798$59,058

Median home value

$119,000$155,200

Median gross rent

$538$640

Menominee County

Population

4,5584,256

Median household income

$40,921$59,528

Median home value

$101,800$97,000

Median gross rent

$539$624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron County	Menominee County
Under 5	3.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	22.7%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	18.6%	10.6%
75 and over	13.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron County	Menominee County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	11.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	78.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron County	Menominee County
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	45.4%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron County	Menominee County
Drove alone	81.3%	83.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	1.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	8.2%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron County	Menominee County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Iron County	Menominee County
Poverty rate	11.6%	21.2%
Average household size	2.05	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1973	1986