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Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,293 at the 2000 census. The city is on U.S. Highway 2 and the Montreal River on the Wisconsin border. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line of longitude as St. Louis, Missouri. The city is at the south end of Ironwood Township, but is politically independent. Its name's origin is not certain, but could be from any of the following sources: * Ironwood was a logging area when it was founded. Occasionally trees would be encountered that were too hard to cut with the cross saws and axes. * Ironwood was also the center of a busy iron-ore mining region. Iron and wood, the two main industries, gave the city its name. * One of its first mayors was James Wood, who would fight with a will of iron against the mining unions. Ironwood has many small ski-hills, lakes, and camping areas and is about 18 miles from Lake Superior. It has one high school, Luther L. Wright High...more

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Among the most common occupations in Ironwood are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. Sales and office occupations, 21%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Ironwood, Michigan work for companies, 18 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Ironwood Jobs are for physical therapist jobs and applications developer 3 jobs.

The leading industries in Ironwood, Michigan are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 12%. Simply Hired's Ironwood job listings indicate that the following industries in Ironwood are hiring the most workers: Software Makers, Department Stores, Discount & Club Stores, Convenience Stores and Commercial Banking.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ironwood, Michigan is $24,088, and the median income of households in Ironwood was $23,502.

Ironwood has an unemployment rate of 6.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Ironwood Trends data, the number of Ironwood, Michigan jobs has decreased by 26% since March 2008.

Population of Ironwood Total population 6,293 Male 47.13% Female 52.87% Median age 42.2     Ironwood Housing Owner-occupied homes 71.8% Median cost of a home $35,500 Median mortgage payment $302 Renter-occupied homes 28.2% Vacant housing 15.2% Median monthly rent $358     Average Income Median for all male full-time $26,992 Median for all female full-time $21,184     Household Income Less than $10,000 19% $10,000 to $14,999 13% $15,000 to $24,999 21% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 10% $75,000 to $99,999 4% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 38% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 9% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 52% Separated 1% Widowed 12% Divorced 11%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Ironwood Commute Carpool 11.9% Public transportation 0.6% Average travel time 16 minutes

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