Moving to Mountain Iron, Minnesota

Population: 2,999. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,945 (-1.8% change)
Males: 1,453 (48.4%), Females: 1,546 (51.6%)

St. Louis County

Zip code: 55768

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $35,163
Median house value: $75,400

Population by Race

Races in Mountain Iron:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (17.3%), Italian (13.5%), Norwegian (13.1%), Swedish (9.6%), Irish (8.4%), English (4.8%).

Elevation: 1474 feet

Land area: 49.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Iron

• High school or higher: 90.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 4.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Iron city

• Never married: 25.6%
• Now married: 56.9%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 8.2%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -356 (-10.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountain Iron:

• VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
• NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 10 miles; EVELETH, MN)
• UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 25 miles; HIBBING, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountain Iron:

• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 19 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
• DULUTH INTL (about 56 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 66 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountain Iron:

• SKY HARBOR (about 11 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)
• EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 12 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
• COOK MUNI (about 22 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Iron:

• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 62 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 68 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 129 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 135 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 157 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)

Schools

Public high school in Mountain Iron:

• MOUNTAIN IRON-BUHL SEC. (Students: 271; Location: 5720 MARBLE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mountain Iron:

• MERRITT EL. (Students: 333; Location: 5720 MARBLE AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)
• BETHANY CRISIS SHELTER (Students: 2; Location: 5720 MARBLE AVE.; Grades: 10 – 10)

Libraries

Library in Mountain Iron:

• MOUNTAIN IRON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $107,530; Location: 5742 MOUNTAIN AVENUE; 32,470 books; 25 audio materials; 647 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)