# Iron County, Missouri demographics

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Iron County, Missouri (county FIPS 29093) has a median household income of $48,850 (±$4,711) and a total population of 9,446 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 16 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 9,446 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 44.8 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 3,861 | ±137 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $48,850 | ±$4,711 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $119,300 | ±$6,146 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $664 | ±$52 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 75.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 24.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 85.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 19% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 19.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 29093 |
| Land area | 550.26 sq mi |
| Water area | 1.8 sq mi |
| Population density | 17 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [63620](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63620) | 23.5% | 68.5% | Yes |
| [63623](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63623) | 19.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63650](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63650) | 15.4% | 75.4% | Yes |
| [63621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63621) | 9.6% | 68.7% | Yes |
| [63656](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63656) | 6.5% | 50.9% | Yes |
| [65439](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/65439) | 6.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [65565](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/65565) | 3.9% | 7.8% |  |
| [63636](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63636) | 3.7% | 46% | Yes |
| [63675](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63675) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63631](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63631) | 2.7% | 35.5% |  |
| [63625](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63625) | 2.7% | 18% |  |
| [63624](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63624) | 1.8% | 16.1% |  |
| [65440](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/65440) | 1% | 5.4% |  |
| [65566](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/65566) | 0.7% | 35.6% |  |
| [63654](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63654) | 0.2% | 1.2% |  |
| [63663](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63663) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:093&in=state:29
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
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