Iron River, MI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Iron River, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,096. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet IRON-RIVER-MI · Iron River, MI 1 ZIPs · 6,096 pop · #19088/25278 · Iron County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $57,236
- RANK-LOWER #19088/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Crystal Falls
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,096
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $111,500
Nearest income peer: Crystal Falls, MI (+ $6,369 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Iron River
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Iron River on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Caspian · lowest
Caspian · lowest
$35,000 median HH income
- Alpha · near
Alpha · near
$39,115 median HH income
- Amasa · near
Amasa · near
$41,818 median HH income
- Gaastra · near
Gaastra · near
$47,500 median HH income
- Iron River · this city
Iron River · this city
$57,236 median HH income
- Crystal Falls · highest
Crystal Falls · highest
$63,605 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Iron River, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 24th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,096
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,236
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($57,236 average) · poverty 15.8%. The primary code (49935) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Iron River as a pure owner town.
Within Michigan, Bruce Crossing is the closest lower-income city and Lachine the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Iron River.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 49935, is all of Iron River
There is no split to weigh here: 49935 holds every one of Iron River's 6,096 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Iron River's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 190 establishments, 1,545 employees , annual payroll $68,365k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49935 (190 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (26) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Iron River, MI
These ZIP codes sit in Iron County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Iron River. See the Iron County roll-up →
Iron River sits in the upper half of Iron County on income: Caspian, Gaastra and Alpha report less, while Crystal Falls reports more. Caspian marks the far end of that range at $35,000, 39% below Iron River.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49935 | 6,096 | $57,236 | 190 | 5 |
Iron River roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Iron River, .