Ironwood is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,938 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ironwood is the 193rd largest community in Michigan. Ironwood has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Of important note, Ironwood is also a city of artists. Ironwood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Ironwood’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Ironwood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ironwood has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ironwood has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ironwood than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ironwood may be for you.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.40 minutes getting to work every day.

The citizens of Ironwood are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.89% of adults in Ironwood having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ironwood in 2022 was $30,138, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,552 for a family of four. However, Ironwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Ironwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ironwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ironwood include German, Italian, Finnish, Irish, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Ironwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.