Golden City vs Irwin

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

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

Golden City has the higher population (644 vs 37 in Irwin). Since 2019, Golden City's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -30.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden City	Irwin
Population	644	37
Median age	49.6 yrs	—
Median household income	$38,500	—
Median home value	$81,700	—
Median gross rent	$707	—
Housing units	356	12
Homeownership rate	67.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	100.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden City	Irwin
Population	703 → 644 (-8.4%)	53 → 37 (-30.2%)
Median household income	$37,857 → $38,500 (+1.7%)	—
Median home value	$46,200 → $81,700 (+76.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$535 → $707 (+32.1%)	—

Golden City

Population

703644

Median household income

$37,857$38,500

Median home value

$46,200$81,700

Median gross rent

$535$707

Irwin

Population

5337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden City	Irwin
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	32.4%
25 to 34	16.9%	67.6%
35 to 44	6.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	0.0%
75 and over	12.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden City	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	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	3.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden City	Irwin
No high school diploma	9.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.5%	100.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden City	Irwin
Drove alone	87.9%	67.6%
Carpooled	2.6%	32.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden City	Irwin
1-unit, detached	84.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden City	Irwin
Poverty rate	22.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.16	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1962	—