Iron Mountain is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,519 people and three associated neighborhoods, Iron Mountain is the 150th largest community in Michigan.

Also of interest is that Iron Mountain has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Iron Mountain telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.34% 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.

The overall crime rate in Iron Mountain is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

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 14.81 minutes getting to work every day.

The population of Iron Mountain overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Iron Mountain, 23.51% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Iron Mountain in 2022 was $33,367, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,468 for a family of four. However, Iron Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Iron Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Iron Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Iron Mountain include German, English, Italian, French, and Finnish.

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