Population 7,553 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Iron Station
Household size in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.52 | 2.60 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.63 | 2.62 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.11 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
At 2.63 people per household, Iron Station sits close to the national average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.52 in 2006–10, even as the national average fell. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the southwest.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.6 | 36.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.6 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.0 | 38.6 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.2 | 38.8 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +3.6 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Iron Station skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.2, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. The median age has climbed from 40.6 in 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.5% | 12.7% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.0% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.3 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are more common in Iron Station than nationally: 14.6%, against 11.6%. The single-parent share is up 6.3 points from 2006–10, even as the national share fell. Iron Station has a higher share of single-parent households than at least four in five North Carolina cities.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Iron Station
Renters in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.9% | 30.9% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 33.4% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 34.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 34.1% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.7 pts | +3.2 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Iron Station is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. More than a third of owners (36.7%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. The renter share is down 5.7 points from 2006–10, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.4% | 10.0% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 8.3% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.3 pts | −2.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Iron Station is close to the national rate: 9.0% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. Vacancy has risen 2.3 points since 2006–10, even as the national rate fell.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1986 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1990 | 1987 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1991 | 1989 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1996 | 1994 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Iron Station is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1996, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. The median year built has moved up from 1990 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. Newer construction is concentrated in the northeast, while the south has the oldest housing.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $643 | $875 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $794 | $966 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $722 | $1,127 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,243 | $1,552 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$600 | +$678 | +$528 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Iron Station costs $1,243 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $600 a month from 2006–10, a 93% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 37.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Iron Station
Bachelor's degrees in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 30.6% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.5% | 32.4% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.8% | 35.9% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.3% | 40.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +16.1 pts | +10.0 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older in Iron Station (26.3%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 16.1 points, in line with the national trend.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.3% | 85.8% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.4% | 87.3% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 85.2% | 89.2% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.2% | 90.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +4.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in Iron Station never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The share with a diploma is up 6.8 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Iron Station
| Period | Iron Station | Charlotte area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.0% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.2% | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.1 pts | −4.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Iron Station has been low: just 3.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Unemployment has fallen 6.1 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Iron Station compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Station | 2.63 | 44.2 | 14.6% | 9.2% | 9.0% | 1996 | $1,243 | 26.3% | 87.2% | 3.0% |
| Alexis | 2.43 | 44.3 | 14.9% | 11.9% | 5.3% | 1989 | $1,220 | 21.9% | 89.5% | 5.1% |
| Machpelah | 2.51 | 43.3 | 9.5% | 14.5% | 9.8% | 1999 | $821 | 33.5% | 95.8% | 3.0% |
| High Shoals | 2.48 | 37.6 | 16.7% | 42.3% | 14.5% | 1987 | $1,028 | 15.8% | 94.6% | 1.2% |
| Stanley | 2.58 | 43.7 | 9.1% | 19.1% | 6.6% | 1990 | $1,260 | 25.2% | 89.6% | 3.1% |
| Mariposa | 2.73 | 48.3 | 2.5% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 1990 | $1,011 | 37.3% | 89.4% | 2.9% |
| Lincolnton | 2.53 | 42.6 | 13.4% | 30.5% | 7.0% | 1983 | $1,007 | 20.6% | 85.9% | 3.3% |
| Denver | 2.59 | 46.2 | 5.7% | 15.1% | 9.1% | 2004 | $1,322 | 43.8% | 95.8% | 4.3% |
| Maiden | 2.66 | 41.5 | 11.6% | 17.7% | 7.6% | 1991 | $842 | 18.6% | 91.1% | 2.6% |
| Dallas | 2.55 | 42.1 | 12.1% | 24.4% | 8.2% | 1993 | $919 | 19.1% | 86.8% | 2.2% |
| Duan | 2.90 | 41.5 | 16.1% | 18.7% | 10.5% | 1989 | $798 | 17.5% | 96.2% | 4.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Iron Station. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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