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People QuickFactsIron CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 6,727 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -2.0% 2.0%
Population, 2000 6,861 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 11.5% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.7% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.2% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.8 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 5,782 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 80.7% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 10.2% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $58,900 $112,200 
Households, 2000 3,083 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.19 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $29,580 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,371 $21,271

Business QuickFactsIron CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 223 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 2,072 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 0.7% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 452 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 64,175 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 49,419 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,675 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 57 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 40,199 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsIron CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 757 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 9.1 98.8
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 051 55

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