Irwin vs Union Hill

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

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

Union Hill has the higher population (66 vs 60 in Irwin). Union Hill has the higher median household income ($117,750 vs $87,083 in Irwin). Union Hill has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $144,600 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Union Hill
Population	60	66
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,083	$117,750
Median home value	$144,600	$154,200
Median gross rent	$1,125	—
Housing units	33	27
Homeownership rate	84.0%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Union Hill
Population	44 → 60 (+36.4%)	78 → 66 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$64,375 → $87,083 (+35.3%)	$66,250 → $117,750 (+77.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $144,600 (+15.7%)	$108,300 → $154,200 (+42.4%)

Irwin

Population

4460

Median household income

$64,375$87,083

Median home value

$125,000$144,600

Union Hill

Population

7866

Median household income

$66,250$117,750

Median home value

$108,300$154,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Union Hill
Under 5	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	27.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	25.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	3.3%	21.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	15.2%
75 and over	3.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Union Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	83.3%
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	0.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Union Hill
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	48.8%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	29.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Union Hill
Drove alone	62.5%	84.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.8%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.1%
Worked from home	18.8%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Union Hill
1-unit, detached	84.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Union Hill
Poverty rate	6.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938