Iron County, MO

Welcome to Iron County.

Iron County has a population of 9,500 and a total area (land and water combined) of 552.1 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 22%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $450 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Iron County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

The largest city in the county is Ironton.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	46.31%	50.68%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	46.1%	52.94%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	50.14%	47.35%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	41.4%	55.87%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	21.86%	74.33%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	20.58%	78.31%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	22%

Government Enterprises	10%	22%
Private Industries	90%	22%
Agriculture	<1%	-77%
Mining	44%	24%
Utilities	1%	0%
Construction	2%	32%
Manufacturing	9%	-15%
– Durable	<1%	0%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	5%	16%
Transportation	4%	188%
Information	1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	2%	26%
Real Estate	9%	23%
Professional & Business Services	3%	9%
Educational Services	<1%	-67%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	31%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	341%
Accommodation & Food Services	2%	73%
Other Services²	2%	12%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	3	17
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	3	15
⛽ Gasoline Stations	10	37
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	4	21
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	5	18
🍔 Limited-service restaurants
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	5	32
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	22%	$266,200	N/A
Top 20%	50%	$150,600	$157,300
Next highest 20%	23%	$70,600	$87,600
Middle 20%	15%	$46,400	$57,300
Second lowest 20%	9%	$26,700	$35,600
Bottom 20%	3%	Below $10,000	$18,100
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		65%	$62,700
Self-Employment		11%	$32,200
Investment Income¹		16%	Below $10,000
Social Security		40%	$17,400
Supplemental Security		9%	Below $10,000
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		23%	$24,500
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	5%	12%	8%
$25K – $49K	1%	6%	7%	8%
$50K – $99K	<1%	9%	12%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	8%	4%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	1%	<1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$35,300	$24,400
African-American		$13,600
Hispanic		$30,100
Asian		$17,700

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$33,800	$18,600
Highschool & GED	$36,700	$22,300
Some College to Associate’s	$38,400	$26,500
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$56,300	$36,500
Graduate Degree	$63,200	$50,000

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$60,100	$36,900
STEM²	$83,100	$47,300
Gray-Collar³	$37,100
Pink-Collar⁴		$15,000
Sales⁵	$34,000	$27,500
Blue-Collar⁶	$34,700	$35,600
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+	$
Drought	+
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+
Heat Waves	+++	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	++	$
Landslide	++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$$
Strong Wind	++	$
Tornado	++	$$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+++	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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