Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Iron City, OH

The map below shows majority race by area in Iron City, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Iron City racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Iron City, OH map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Iron City overall is white, making up 96.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 1.8%. There are more white people in the south areas of the city. People who identify as other are most likely to be living in the north places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Iron City

 
Self-Identified Race
Iron City, OH Population
White
96.6%
Hispanic
0.6%
Black
0.4%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Iron City, OH

The map below shows diversity in Iron City. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Iron City Diversity Score

6.6

More diverse than 10% of US cities

Iron City has a diversity score of 6.6: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Iron City is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 10% of them. Within Iron City's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Iron City, and the least diverse areas are in south Iron City.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.