Arnold vs Irwin

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

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

Arnold has the higher population (4,738 vs 3,862 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($60,747 vs $48,119 in Arnold). Irwin has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $76,800 in Arnold).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Irwin
Population	4,738	3,862
Median age	39.1 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,119	$60,747
Median home value	$76,800	$198,700
Median gross rent	$799	$954
Housing units	2,608	2,052
Homeownership rate	56.1%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	36.7%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Irwin
Population	4,902 → 4,738 (-3.3%)	3,797 → 3,862 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$29,487 → $48,119 (+63.2%)	$49,570 → $60,747 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $76,800 (+37.6%)	$159,300 → $198,700 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $799 (-1.7%)	$704 → $954 (+35.5%)

Arnold

Population

4,9024,738

Median household income

$29,487$48,119

Median home value

$55,800$76,800

Median gross rent

$813$799

Irwin

Population

3,7973,862

Median household income

$49,570$60,747

Median home value

$159,300$198,700

Median gross rent

$704$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Irwin
Under 5	5.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	21.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.7%
75 and over	7.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	88.6%
Black or African American	23.4%	0.5%
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%	1.7%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Irwin
No high school diploma	9.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	36.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Irwin
Drove alone	62.1%	81.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.7%
Public transit	7.1%	2.1%
Walked	6.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.0%
Other means	3.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Irwin
1-unit, detached	69.9%	48.2%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	17.2%
20 or more units	10.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Irwin
Poverty rate	25.0%	16.8%
Average household size	2.22	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1948	1956