Irwin vs Swan Valley

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

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

Swan Valley has the higher population (264 vs 253 in Irwin). Swan Valley has the higher median household income ($92,750 vs $69,792 in Irwin). Swan Valley has the higher median home value ($685,200 vs $346,000 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Swan Valley
Population	253	264
Median age	57.4 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,792	$92,750
Median home value	$346,000	$685,200
Housing units	190	158
Homeownership rate	92.5%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Swan Valley
Population	245 → 253 (+3.3%)	109 → 264 (+142.2%)
Median household income	$55,781 → $69,792 (+25.1%)	$64,375 → $92,750 (+44.1%)
Median home value	$188,800 → $346,000 (+83.3%)	$287,500 → $685,200 (+138.3%)
Median gross rent	$484 → $545 (+12.6%)	$698 → $950 (+36.1%)

Irwin

Population

245253

Median household income

$55,781$69,792

Median home value

$188,800$346,000

Median gross rent

$484$545

Swan Valley

Population

109264

Median household income

$64,375$92,750

Median home value

$287,500$685,200

Median gross rent

$698$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Swan Valley
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	11.5%	21.2%
18 to 24	4.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	5.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	6.7%	17.8%
45 to 54	17.0%	17.4%
55 to 64	24.1%	7.2%
65 to 74	20.9%	13.3%
75 and over	9.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Swan Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Swan Valley
No high school diploma	8.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	42.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Swan Valley
Drove alone	66.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	21.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Swan Valley
1-unit, detached	67.4%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Swan Valley
Poverty rate	9.9%	14.0%
Average household size	1.90	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	50	31
Median year structure built	1980	1986