Irwin vs Sammons Point

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

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

Sammons Point has the higher population (191 vs 60 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $81,250 in Sammons Point). Sammons Point has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $144,600 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Sammons Point
Population	60	191
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	$81,250
Median home value	$144,600	$178,800
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	33	75
Homeownership rate	84.0%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Sammons Point
Population	44 → 60 (+36.4%)	286 → 191 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $87,083 (+35.3%)	$67,500 → $81,250 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $144,600 (+15.7%)	$122,100 → $178,800 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,094 → $1,348 (+23.2%)

Irwin

Population

4460

Median household income

$64,375$87,083

Median home value

$125,000$144,600

Sammons Point

Population

286191

Median household income

$67,500$81,250

Median home value

$122,100$178,800

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,348

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Sammons Point
Under 5	8.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	16.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	25.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	3.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.4%
75 and over	3.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Sammons Point
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Sammons Point
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	25.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Sammons Point
Drove alone	62.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.8%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Sammons Point
1-unit, detached	84.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	1.3%
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	9.1%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Sammons Point
Poverty rate	6.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1938	1961