Irwin vs Vandergrift

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

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

Vandergrift has the higher population (5,028 vs 3,862 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($60,747 vs $50,351 in Vandergrift). Irwin has the higher median home value ($198,700 vs $91,500 in Vandergrift).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Vandergrift
Population	3,862	5,028
Median age	38.5 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,747	$50,351
Median home value	$198,700	$91,500
Median gross rent	$954	$793
Housing units	2,052	2,640
Homeownership rate	45.3%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.7%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Vandergrift
Population	3,797 → 3,862 (+1.7%)	4,950 → 5,028 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$49,570 → $60,747 (+22.5%)	$41,567 → $50,351 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $198,700 (+24.7%)	$65,500 → $91,500 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $954 (+35.5%)	$636 → $793 (+24.7%)

Irwin

Population

3,7973,862

Median household income

$49,570$60,747

Median home value

$159,300$198,700

Median gross rent

$704$954

Vandergrift

Population

4,9505,028

Median household income

$41,567$50,351

Median home value

$65,500$91,500

Median gross rent

$636$793

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Vandergrift
Under 5	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	20.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	21.1%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	14.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.3%
75 and over	10.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Vandergrift
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Vandergrift
No high school diploma	2.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Vandergrift
Drove alone	81.7%	60.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	13.1%
Public transit	2.1%	2.1%
Walked	1.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	18.3%
Other means	2.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Vandergrift
1-unit, detached	48.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	17.2%	1.7%
20 or more units	8.9%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Vandergrift
Poverty rate	16.8%	24.9%
Average household size	1.87	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1956	1940