Buford vs Irwin

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

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

Irwin has the higher population (1,801 vs 283 in Buford). Buford has the higher median household income ($77,639 vs $53,795 in Irwin). Buford has the higher median home value ($188,800 vs $169,100 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Buford	Irwin
Population	283	1,801
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,639	$53,795
Median home value	$188,800	$169,100
Median gross rent	—	$889
Housing units	163	708
Homeownership rate	92.3%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buford	Irwin
Population	708 → 283 (-60.0%)	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$77,566 → $77,639 (+0.1%)	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $188,800 (+60.4%)	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,349 (+17.3%)	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)

Buford

Population

708283

Median household income

$77,566$77,639

Median home value

$117,700$188,800

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,349

Irwin

Population

1,3951,801

Median household income

$34,545$53,795

Median home value

$79,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$925$889

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buford	Irwin
Under 5	6.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.2%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	21.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	20.4%
55 to 64	19.1%	7.9%
65 to 74	18.4%	5.3%
75 and over	5.7%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buford	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	55.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
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%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buford	Irwin
No high school diploma	15.4%	16.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buford	Irwin
Drove alone	51.5%	94.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.9%	4.6%
Other means	11.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buford	Irwin
1-unit, detached	57.7%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	42.3%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Buford	Irwin
Poverty rate	6.4%	35.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1979	1963