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Irondale, Georgia.

A community in Clayton County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Clayton County’s.

Living in Irondale, Clayton County, Georgia

Irondale, in Clayton County, had 8,740 people in the 2020 census. 68% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 32% are rented. Unemployment in Clayton County was 4.2% in August 2026, and the county had 0.5% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 8,740 in the 2020 census; median age 33.4
Household income Too few homes in Irondale for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.2% Clayton County, August 2026; 4.5% a year before
Homes 68% lived in by their owners; 32% rented
  • 3,028households
  • 24%of adults have a degree
  • 19%below the poverty line
  • 40 mintypical commute
  • 14%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care18%
  • Shops (retail)16%
  • Professional and business services15%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities12%
  • Government11%
  • Manufacturing6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Clayton County had 129,649 jobs in 2025, 0.5% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 53° and 32°; warmest in July, 90° and 70° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 53° 32° F M A M J J 90° 70° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 53° and 32°; warmest in July, 90° and 70° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° J 53° 32° F M A M J J 90° 70° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 53° and lows near 32°; warmest in July, with highs near 90° and lows near 70°. About 1 inches of snow and 53 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Jonesboro weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Clayton County

  1. Delta Air Lines - ATL AirportScheduled air transportation23,185
  2. Clayton County SchoolsSchool district7,404FTE
  3. FedExCourier and express delivery services1,323
  4. FedExCourier and express delivery services1,228
  5. Fresh ExpressSalads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing1,086
  6. State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber AcademySchool district993FTE
  7. UPSCouriers and express delivery services718
  8. R+L Carriers - ATLGeneral freight trucking long-distance less than truckload711

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 200 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 49,315 people in all across the county; Irondale has one of its own. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. TornadoesRelatively high
  2. HailRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate
  6. Inland floodingRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Irondale’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Clayton County.