Ironton, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ironton	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$57,867	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$76,119	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,320	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,422	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.7%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ironton is 29% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ironton is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ironton is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ironton is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,740 $76,119 $152,238

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ironton median earnings by income bracket

Ironton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	33.3%	33.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.5%	18.5%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	22.2%	22.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Advance, MI	380	$143,421	76.3%
Norwood, MI	161	$109,352	34.4%
Walloon Lake, MI	318	$105,236	29.4%
Horton Bay, MI	468	$94,420	16.1%
Ellsworth, MI	347	$90,447	11.2%
Ironton, MI	116	$76,119	6.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Guinda, CA	116	$0	100.0%
Mulat, FL	116	$0	100.0%
Goodell, IA	116	$80,735	0.7%
Truesdale, IA	116	$59,672	26.6%
Jordan Hill, LA	116	$71,550	12.0%
Ironton, MI	116	$76,119	6.4%

Source: The Ironton, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.