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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Iron Station is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.68% of the Iron Station workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Iron Station is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Iron Station who work in teaching (21.88%), healthcare suport services (13.39%), and sales jobs (12.05%). Iron Station is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Iron Station is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Iron Station has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. As is often the case in a small town, Iron Station doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Iron Station rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.57% of adults 25 and older in Iron Station have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Iron Station in 2022 was $22,765, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,060 for a family of four. However, Iron Station contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Iron Station is a very 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, Irish, English, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian. The most common language spoken in Iron Station is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
