Population 183 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ironton
Household size in Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.60 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.49 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.75 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.99 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.39 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Ironton is a place of big households: 2.99 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.60, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.0 | 37.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.6 | 38.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.3 | 39.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.3 | 39.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.7 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Ironton skews older than the country: its median age is 43.3, against 40.1 nationally.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Ironton: 6.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
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 Ironton
Renters in Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 0.1% | 28.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.8% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.3% | 30.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.3% | 29.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +10.2 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Ironton is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Just over four in ten owners (42.7%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.7% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.6% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 35.4% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −10.8 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Ironton: 11.9% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1968 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +5 | +6 |
The typical home in Ironton was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $600 | $763 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $502 | $819 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $484 | $903 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $566 | $1,146 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$34 | +$384 | +$606 |
Rent in Ironton runs $566 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Ironton
Bachelor's degrees in Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 24.6% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.4% | 27.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.0% | 30.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Ironton have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.0%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.1% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.8% | 87.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.4% | 88.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.6% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | −0.5 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in Ironton never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Ironton
| Period | Ironton | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −6.7 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Ironton out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current 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).
Ironton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironton | 2.99 | 43.3 | 6.7% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 1979 | $566 | 16.0% | 84.6% | 0.0% |
| Shoals | 2.72 | 42.4 | 8.1% | 19.8% | 18.6% | 1979 | $539 | 14.1% | 88.0% | 0.2% |
| Willow Valley | 2.95 | 43.1 | 7.1% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 1979 | $593 | 16.7% | 82.9% | 0.0% |
| Dover Hill | 3.10 | 36.6 | 10.0% | 15.4% | 23.1% | 1987 | $620 | 9.6% | 86.8% | 0.1% |
| Roland | 2.67 | 42.7 | 8.8% | 14.6% | 13.1% | 1980 | $660 | 16.6% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Hindostan Falls | 2.83 | 40.5 | 11.5% | 10.1% | 17.7% | 1990 | $625 | 8.0% | 91.2% | 0.0% |
| Huron | 2.56 | 48.2 | 5.5% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 1982 | $1,229 | 19.8% | 85.5% | 0.0% |
| Windom | 2.41 | 40.6 | 5.3% | 14.0% | 18.6% | 1991 | $562 | 10.5% | 90.8% | 0.0% |
| Scenic Hill | 3.08 | 35.5 | 10.2% | 19.3% | 9.1% | 1990 | $962 | 15.8% | 76.4% | 0.4% |
| Indian Springs | 3.49 | 25.3 | 2.5% | 21.5% | 33.6% | 1993 | $667 | 10.5% | 77.9% | 0.0% |
| Loogootee | 2.49 | 41.3 | 10.4% | 22.1% | 9.7% | 1981 | $810 | 13.6% | 84.9% | 3.8% |
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 Ironton. 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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