Ironwood is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,957 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ironwood is the 193rd largest community in Michigan. Ironwood has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ironwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ironwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ironwood spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Ironwood who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.44% of the adults in Ironwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ironwood in 2022 was $32,125, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,500 for a family of four. However, Ironwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ironwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ironwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Ironwood include Italian, Finnish, German, Polish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Ironwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.