Iron Station is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 825 people and two associated neighborhoods, Iron Station is the 424th largest community in North Carolina.Iron Station is a blue-collar town, with 53.64% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Iron Station is a town of construction workers and builders, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iron Station who work in healthcare suport services (13.64%), teaching (8.18%), and architecture and engineering (7.27%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Iron Station is worth considering. Being a small town, Iron Station does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Iron Station have a very low rate of college education: just 8.29% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Iron Station in 2022 was $23,428, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,712 for a family of four. Iron Station is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Iron Station home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iron Station residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iron Station include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Iron Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
