Irondale first appeared as a
census designated place in the
1990 U.S. census. The median age was 33.5 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.4 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,953 households in Irondale, of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.1% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 39.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,257 housing units, of which 9.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.4%.
2000 census In 2000, there were 7,727 people, 2,543 households, and 2,049 families residing in the CDP. In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $49,386, and the median income for a family was $51,152. Males had a median income of $35,967 versus $27,577 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $18,186. About 7.2% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over. ==References==