Hilmar-Irwin vs McSwain

A side-by-side comparison of Hilmar-Irwin and McSwain: population, income, housing, and more.

Hilmar-Irwin and McSwain are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hilmar-Irwin has the higher population (6,317 vs 5,556 in McSwain). McSwain has the higher median household income ($140,173 vs $76,492 in Hilmar-Irwin). McSwain has the higher median home value ($639,800 vs $420,600 in Hilmar-Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
Population	6,317	5,556
Median age	36.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,492	$140,173
Median home value	$420,600	$639,800
Median gross rent	$1,701	$1,205
Housing units	1,975	1,643
Homeownership rate	50.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
Population	5,755 → 6,317 (+9.8%)	4,399 → 5,556 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$67,426 → $76,492 (+13.4%)	$101,283 → $140,173 (+38.4%)
Median home value	$284,300 → $420,600 (+47.9%)	$458,100 → $639,800 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,251 → $1,701 (+36.0%)	$927 → $1,205 (+30.0%)

Hilmar-Irwin

Population

5,7556,317

Median household income

$67,426$76,492

Median home value

$284,300$420,600

Median gross rent

$1,251$1,701

McSwain

Population

4,3995,556

Median household income

$101,283$140,173

Median home value

$458,100$639,800

Median gross rent

$927$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
Under 5	8.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.5%
35 to 44	15.8%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	15.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	9.6%
65 to 74	13.1%	6.8%
75 and over	2.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	58.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	29.8%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
No high school diploma	18.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	37.4%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
Drove alone	84.8%	74.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.0%
Other means	1.2%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
1-unit, detached	81.0%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Hilmar-Irwin	McSwain
Poverty rate	19.8%	10.7%
Average household size	3.36	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1987	1998