Iron County vs Pepin County

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

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

Pepin County has the higher population (7,372 vs 6,164 in Iron County). Pepin County has the higher median household income ($74,536 vs $59,058 in Iron County). Pepin County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $155,200 in Iron County).

Population, income & housing

	Iron County	Pepin County
Population	6,164	7,372
Median age	55.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,058	$74,536
Median home value	$155,200	$196,100
Median gross rent	$640	$860
Housing units	5,572	3,603
Homeownership rate	86.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron County	Pepin County
Population	5,687 → 6,164 (+8.4%)	7,265 → 7,372 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$43,798 → $59,058 (+34.8%)	$54,583 → $74,536 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $155,200 (+30.4%)	$151,600 → $196,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $640 (+19.0%)	$615 → $860 (+39.8%)

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

Pepin County

Population

7,2657,372

Median household income

$54,583$74,536

Median home value

$151,600$196,100

Median gross rent

$615$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Iron County	Pepin County
Under 5	3.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	11.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	18.6%	14.5%
75 and over	13.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron County	Pepin County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron County	Pepin County
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	32.4%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron County	Pepin County
Drove alone	81.3%	75.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.6%	13.5%
Other means	1.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron County	Pepin County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Iron County	Pepin County
Poverty rate	11.6%	7.9%
Average household size	2.05	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1973	1970