Iron County, Wisconsin

County Distress Index: Elevated · 50.6 | 6,228 people · 6th most distressed in Wisconsin

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Iron County, WI registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 50.6 — 1542nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where employment and wage conditions show moderate stress. Within Wisconsin, it ranks 6th of 72 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Iron County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 64.2 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 64.2
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 75
Business Formation Rate 33
Income & Poverty 61.7
Poverty Rate 49
Income vs. State Median 86
Child Poverty Rate 50
Housing Cost Burden 48.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 58
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 65
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 78
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Community Vulnerability 39.7
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 51
Debt & Delinquency 38.7
Debt in Collections 9
Medical Debt 72
Student Loan Delinquency 21
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 55
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 26

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Iron County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Iron County
Iron County, WI 50.6 Elevated
Gogebic County, MI 58.1 Elevated +7.4
Ashland County, WI 49.5 Normal -1.1
Price County, WI 44.7 Normal -6.0
Vilas County, WI 35.8 Normal -14.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Iron County
Clark County, ID 50.6 Elevated -0.0
Bailey County, TX 50.6 Elevated -0.1
Charles City County, VA 50.7 Elevated +0.1
Pope County, IL 50.8 Elevated +0.1
Forest County, WI 50.8 Elevated +0.1

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