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Iron Gate is a Census town of 426 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Alleghany County. Median household income is $70,000, 91.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Iron Gate
What Iron Gate is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,290 plus or minus 612
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlleghany 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 Iron Gate
- Population426 plus or minus 202
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 9.7
- Population under 18107 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1825.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Population 65 and over90 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households198 plus or minus 89
- Family households119 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent plus or minus 16.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Iron Gate
- Median household income$70,000 plus or minus $45,481
- Per capita income$33,831 plus or minus $10,947
- Civilian labor force184 plus or minus 100
- Employed153 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 52
- Unemployment rate16.8 percent plus or minus 26.7
- Adults 25 and over306 plus or minus 127
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent plus or minus 45.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Iron Gate
- Housing units224 plus or minus 89
- Occupied units198 plus or minus 89
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied182 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 15
- Ownership rate91.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$715 plus or minus $257
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units209 plus or minus 89
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Iron Gate gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute148 plus or minus 69
- Commuting under 15 minutes52 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.1 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.5 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Iron Gate
- NFIP communityTown of Iron Gate
- NFIP community number510220
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The Town of Iron Gate participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510220 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.
Alleghany County, not Iron Gate
Alleghany County context, not Iron Gate figures
- Establishments in Alleghany County241
- Covered employment, Alleghany County3,293
- Average annual pay, Alleghany County$45,643
- Housing units permitted, Alleghany County13
Every figure in this section is published for Alleghany County as a whole and is not a measurement of Iron Gate.
All Alleghany County figures →
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
Iron Gate questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Iron Gate, Virginia?
426, in 198 households. Iron Gate town covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 1,290 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Iron Gate in?
Alleghany 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 Iron Gate?
$70,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,600. Median gross rent is $715 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Iron Gate in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Iron Gate appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Iron Gate, town of, community 510220, 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 Iron Gate figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alleghany 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 Iron Gate.
Is zoning published for Iron Gate?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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