For Iron City, the typical rent is $728 a month. 81% of households are owner-occupiers locally, where Georgia’s towns sit at 58% and U.S. towns at 73%.

$155KZillow home value

	Iron City	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	81%	58%	73%
Median rent	$728 a month	$1,154 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Iron City$155K

Georgia$329K

+1%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.5 years of income Rents$728 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Iron City, with hurricanes at the top

The FEMA risk score for Iron City comes to 87 of 100, above both Georgia’s towns (29 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 37% come from hurricanes and 35% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.

87risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Iron City Get ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Iron City work out of town

20% of Iron City residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Donalsonville (16%), Bainbridge (14%) and Albany (6%). The mean commuting time in the town is 22 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away.

0%work in town

	Iron City	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	20%	15%	9.6%
Average trip to work	22 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Iron City0%

Donalsonville16%

Bainbridge14%

Albany6%

Tallahassee5%

27 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Iron City

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here3 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Iron City Commute times22 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 27 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Iron City

July afternoons reach 92° and January nights drop to 39°.

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–64°

Spring54–80°

Summer71–91°

Fall57–80°

Nov 23

typical first frost

Mar 6

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 39°Rain & snow53″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Iron City skews older than Georgia

Among residents in Iron City, 22% are 65 or older. 26% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 35% across Georgia. For Iron City, the median age is 41.2 years.

41.2median age · GA 37.6

	Iron City	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	22%	15%	18%
Median age	41.2 years	36.5 years	40.5 years

Iron CityGeorgiaUnited States

GAU.S.

Ages · share of residents

18%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma23%

High school22%

Some college22%

Associate’s8%

Bachelor’s17%

Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 13% and 72% women

The Census survey reached too few of Iron City’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.2 points. Across Georgia, 51.2% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Iron City
	Iron City	GA	U.S.
Under 10	12.7%	12.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	15.4%	11.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.5%	13.8%	13.7%
35 to 44	18.3%	13.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	7.3%	12.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.1%	10.2%
75 and older	9.7%	5.8%	7%
No diploma	22.5%	10.8%	10.4%
High school	22.1%	26.6%	26%
Some college	22.1%	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s	7.8%	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	16.9%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate	8.7%	13.9%	14.1%

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Ages41.2 median age · 22% are 65 or older Schooling26% have a four-year degree Homes81% own their home · Homeowners Income$44K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Iron City is

For adults in Iron City, the share who have high blood pressure is 43%. Against the Georgia average, Iron City comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Among adults in the town, 13% binge drink and 15% have diabetes.

	Iron City	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	43%	38%	35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	15%	14%	12%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	36%	39%	33%

32 measures vs. Georgia

4 better21 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Iron City	GA
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	7.6%	9.6%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	11.9%	15%
More adults who have had cancer	10.6%	7%

Miller County Hospital

12.1 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby12.1 miles to an ER · Miller County Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than GA on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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HealthBetter than GA on 4 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$155K typical home · up 1% in a year Work & commute$44K median household income · 3 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities · hurricanes

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The story

HistorySettled 1890 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 320 residents Climate92° summer highs

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Iron City; the nearest are

Chipola CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Marianna, FL29.2 mi$3,120 in-state tuition George C Wallace Community College-DothanCommunity college · Public · Dothan, AL43.9 mi$4,980 in-state tuition

About 4 of every 100 Iron City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Iron City for work

Where Iron City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

3jobs based in Iron City

0%of working residents work in town

27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Iron City

Town in Georgia, United States

Iron City is a town in Seminole County, Georgia, United States. The population was 312 in 2020.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.8 sq mi
Elevation: 144 ft
ZIP code: 39859
Area code: 229

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