Irwin vs Trafford

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

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

Irwin has the higher population (3,862 vs 3,247 in Trafford). Trafford has the higher median household income ($62,874 vs $60,747 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $143,200 in Trafford).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Trafford
Population	3,862	3,247
Median age	38.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,747	$62,874
Median home value	$198,700	$143,200
Median gross rent	$954	$1,010
Housing units	2,052	1,711
Homeownership rate	45.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Trafford
Population	3,797 → 3,862 (+1.7%)	3,083 → 3,247 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$49,570 → $60,747 (+22.5%)	$44,150 → $62,874 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $198,700 (+24.7%)	$112,100 → $143,200 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $954 (+35.5%)	$678 → $1,010 (+49.0%)

Irwin

Population

3,7973,862

Median household income

$49,570$60,747

Median home value

$159,300$198,700

Median gross rent

$704$954

Trafford

Population

3,0833,247

Median household income

$44,150$62,874

Median home value

$112,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$678$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Trafford
Under 5	6.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	21.1%	17.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	9.1%
75 and over	10.4%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Trafford
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Trafford
No high school diploma	2.8%	10.9%
High school graduate	31.4%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Trafford
Drove alone	81.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.3%
Public transit	2.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	13.9%
Other means	2.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Trafford
1-unit, detached	48.2%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	1.5%
20 or more units	8.9%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Trafford
Poverty rate	16.8%	5.1%
Average household size	1.87	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1956	1953