Ironton

Population: 557
Median household income: $55,536
Median home value: $128,300

Ironton is a community in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, home to 557 residents. Its median household income of $55,536 runs below the Crow Wing County figure of $71,343.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ironton's population held roughly steady from 552 to 557, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $91,400 to $128,300.

Owners occupy 55.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 557
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,536
Median home value: $128,300
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 270
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

552557

Median household income

$40,000$55,536

Median home value

$91,400$128,300

Median gross rent

$431$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	552	$40,000	$91,400	$431
2020	505	$44,250	$97,100	$725
2021	566	$46,875	$117,600	$838
2022	559	$48,125	$127,600	$900
2023	557	$55,536	$128,300	$900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	8.4%
5 to 17	115	20.6%
18 to 24	43	7.7%
25 to 34	61	11.0%
35 to 44	89	16.0%
45 to 54	59	10.6%
55 to 64	33	5.9%
65 to 74	47	8.4%
75 and over	63	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	538	96.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	2.0%
Two or more races	7	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	12.8%
High school graduate	115	32.7%
Some college or associate's	139	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	34	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	193	78.8%
Carpooled	36	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.4%
Other means	3	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	49.8%
15 to 29 min	63	26.4%
30 to 44 min	29	12.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	28	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 15.4% (86 of 557)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	45.0%
Nonfamily households	138	55.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	251	93.0%
Vacant	19	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	139	55.4%
Renter-occupied	112	44.6%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	2.6%
5 to 19 units	39	14.4%
20 or more units	19	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2731274
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.69 sq mi
Center point: 46.4822, -94.0033