Iron Mountain Lake

Population: 789
Median household income: $30,395
Median home value: $38,600

Iron Mountain Lake is a community in St. Francois County, Missouri, home to 789 residents. At $30,395, its median household income sits below St. Francois County's $54,813.

Between 2019 and 2023, Iron Mountain Lake's population grew 12.1% from 704 to 789, while its median home value fell 16.3% from $46,100 to $38,600.

Households average 2.76 people. The median gross rent is $715.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 789
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $30,395
Median home value: $38,600
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

704789

Median household income

$26,696$30,395

Median home value

$46,100$38,600

Median gross rent

$694$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	704	$26,696	$46,100	$694
2020	705	$23,177	$28,300	$618
2021	766	$26,971	$34,500	$629
2022	806	$28,173	$48,100	$708
2023	789	$30,395	$38,600	$715

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6425.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	5.6%
5 to 17	125	15.8%
18 to 24	16	2.0%
25 to 34	106	13.4%
35 to 44	66	8.4%
45 to 54	131	16.6%
55 to 64	203	25.7%
65 to 74	68	8.6%
75 and over	30	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	771	97.7%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.3%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's16.7%

Bachelor's degree0.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	195	32.3%
High school graduate	294	48.7%
Some college or associate's	101	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	1	0.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	211	85.1%
Carpooled	28	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	16.2%
15 to 29 min	76	31.5%
30 to 44 min	55	22.8%
45 to 59 min	51	21.2%
60+ min	20	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 26.6% (205 of 771)

	Count	Share
Family households	212	74.1%
Nonfamily households	74	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	286	73.0%
Vacant	106	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	217	75.9%
Renter-occupied	69	24.1%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	347	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2935450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 37.6909, -90.6217