Iron Mountain is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,495 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iron Mountain is the 150th largest community in Michigan. Iron Mountain has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.
Also of interest is that Iron Mountain has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Iron Mountain is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Iron Mountain really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Iron Mountain perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One of the benefits of Iron Mountain is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.53 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Iron Mountain is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.73% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Iron Mountain in 2022 was $32,578, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,312 for a family of four. However, Iron Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Iron Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iron Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iron Mountain include German, English, Italian, Finnish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Iron Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.