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Ironton, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Ironton is a Census city of 10,768 people across 4.47 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $47,648, 59.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ironton
What Ironton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.47 sq mi
- Water area0.28 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,409
- County holding the largest share of its areaLawrence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ironton
- Population10,768
- Median age40.9
- Population under 182,340
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over2,346
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent
- Households4,562
- Family households2,524
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ironton
- Median household income$47,648
- Per capita income$27,467
- Civilian labor force4,477
- Employed4,171
- Unemployed306 plus or minus 96
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over7,695
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ironton
- Housing units5,243
- Occupied units4,562
- Vacant units681 plus or minus 226
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied2,729
- Renter occupied1,833
- Ownership rate59.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$106,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$782
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units4,235
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more933 plus or minus 202
- Share in buildings of two or more17.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes75 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ironton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,797
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,257 plus or minus 276
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,074 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone84.5 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ironton
SBA loans in Ironton (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$13,967,000
- Average approval$1,551,889
- Median approval$1,285,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported57
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ironton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ironton
- NFIP communityCity of Ironton
- NFIP community number390327
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/02/15
The City of Ironton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390327 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lawrence County, not Ironton
Lawrence County context, not Ironton figures
- Establishments in Lawrence County774
- Covered employment, Lawrence County13,641
- Average annual pay, Lawrence County$47,517
- Housing units permitted, Lawrence County18
Every figure in this section is published for Lawrence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ironton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ironton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ironton, Ohio?
10,768, in 4,562 households. Ironton city covers 4.47 square miles of land, which is 2,409 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ironton in?
Lawrence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ironton?
$47,648. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $106,700. Median gross rent is $782 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ironton businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $14.0 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $1,285,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ironton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ironton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ironton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ironton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ironton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ironton, city of, community 390327, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ironton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lawrence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ironton.
Is zoning published for Ironton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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