Irwin vs Lincoln

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

Irwin and Lincoln are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincoln has the higher population (3,759 vs 253 in Irwin). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($80,818 vs $69,792 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median home value ($346,000 vs $307,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Lincoln
Population	253	3,759
Median age	57.4 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$80,818
Median home value	$346,000	$307,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,245
Housing units	190	1,244
Homeownership rate	92.5%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Lincoln
Population	245 → 253 (+3.3%)	3,817 → 3,759 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$55,781 → $69,792 (+25.1%)	$64,792 → $80,818 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$188,800 → $346,000 (+83.3%)	$158,800 → $307,800 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $545 (+12.6%)	$918 → $1,245 (+35.6%)

Irwin

Population

245253

Median household income

$55,781$69,792

Median home value

$188,800$346,000

Median gross rent

$484$545

Lincoln

Population

3,8173,759

Median household income

$64,792$80,818

Median home value

$158,800$307,800

Median gross rent

$918$1,245

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Lincoln
Under 5	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	11.5%	27.9%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	5.9%	17.5%
35 to 44	6.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	17.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	24.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	20.9%	6.0%
75 and over	9.9%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Lincoln
No high school diploma	8.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	36.4%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Lincoln
Drove alone	66.7%	81.1%
Carpooled	21.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	67.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Lincoln
Poverty rate	9.9%	17.8%
Average household size	1.90	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	50	21
Median year structure built	1980	2004