ZIP 45638 · Ironton
Who lives in ZIP code 45638 (Ironton, OH): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ironton, OH · Lawrence County
uszips 2026
People19,982
Median age40.1
Household income$52,728
Home value$116,723
Median rent$807/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+16.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Wider region
- Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 100 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,917
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 77.7% are adults.
Household income
20.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,135.
Education (adults 25+)
34.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.5%
- Never married
- 33.2%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 11.0%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 38.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.5%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.7%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 22.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.