Iron County vs. Forest County

	Iron County (MI)	Forest County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,117	8,991
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.9%	-3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,817	9,304
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,817	9,304
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.6%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.6%	23.0%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.3%
White alone, percent	95.9%	79.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	15.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.0%	78.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,229	767
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,331	9,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.8%	77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$77,800	$130,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$908	$1,063
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$412	$413
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$516	$495
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	5.5%
Building permits, 2018	30	45
Households, 2014-2018	5,327	4,029
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.03	2.16
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.0%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.4%	80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	61.3%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.8%	15.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.3%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.1%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	53.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.3%	51.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	52,361	10,564
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	101,627	72,171
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,771	$7,840
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.0	19.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,918	$44,313
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,876	$24,808
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	348	230
Total employment, 2017	2,653	1,640
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	92,685	48,020
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	796	689
All firms, 2012	1,060	997
Men-owned firms, 2012	635	699
Women-owned firms, 2012	230	139
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	79
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	991	846
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	46	119
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	980	835
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	10.1	9.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,166.15	1,014.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Iron county (MI) and Forest county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.