Madison County vs. Iron County

	Madison County (MO)	Iron County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,188	10,177
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.3%	-4.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,224	10,630
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,226	10,630
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	21.4%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	50.2%
White alone, percent	96.4%	95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.4%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.6%	94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,023	875
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,988	5,322
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$98,600	$83,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$928	$848
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$335	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$583	$571
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.9%	6.9%
Households, 2014-2018	5,002	4,156
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	76.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.2%	60.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.2%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	10.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.3%	18.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.4%	45.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	38,938	34,774
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	138,030	70,838
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,089	$6,828
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.9	28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$41,322	$37,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,119	$20,696
Persons in poverty, percent	16.6%	19.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	268	228
Total employment, 2017	3,014	1,888
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	85,768	62,978
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.5%	2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	763	513
All firms, 2012	860	881
Men-owned firms, 2012	575	504
Women-owned firms, 2012	176	195
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	809	826
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	141	73
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	670	707
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%	19.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.7	19.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	494.39	550.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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