Irondale, Georgia

Irondale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,740 at the 2020 census.

Irondale, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Location in Clayton County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°28′32″N 84°21′37″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Clayton
Area [1]
• Total	3.20 sq mi (8.29 km2)
• Land	3.16 sq mi (8.17 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation [2]	814 ft (255 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,740
• Density	2,769.33/sq mi (1,069.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	13-41347[3]
GNIS feature ID	2402621[2]

Geography

Irondale is located south of the center of Clayton County at 33°28′32″N 84°21′37″W (33.475430, -84.360326).^[4] U.S. Routes 19 and 41 form the eastern edge of the CDP and lead north 3 miles (5 km) to Jonesboro, the county seat. Downtown Atlanta is 20 miles (32 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Irondale CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 1.47%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	3,352		—
2000	7,727		130.5%
2010	7,446		−3.6%
2020	8,740		17.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1850-1870[7] 1870-1880[8] 1890-1910[9] 1920-1930[10] 1940[11] 1950[12] 1960[13] 1970[14] 1980[15] 1990[16] 2000[17] 2010[18] 2020[19]

Irondale CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[20]	Pop 2010[21]	Pop 2020[19]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	3,482	1,038	781	45.06%	13.94%	8.94%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,601	4,270	6,079	46.60%	57.35%	69.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	25	23	21	0.32%	0.31%	0.24%
Asian alone (NH)	146	99	109	1.89%	1.33%	1.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	11	7	0.01%	0.15%	0.08%
Other race alone (NH)	25	18	61	0.32%	0.24%	0.70%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	124	107	206	1.60%	1.44%	2.36%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	323	1,880	1,476	4.18%	25.25%	16.89%
Total	7,727	7,446	8,740	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Irondale first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.^[16][15] At the 2020 United States census, there were 8,740 people, 2,298 households, and 1,796 families residing in the CDP. In 2000,^[3] 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.