Elgin vs Irwin

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

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

Elgin has the higher population (2,258 vs 1,801 in Irwin). Elgin has the higher median household income ($74,167 vs $53,795 in Irwin). Elgin has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $169,100 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Irwin
Population	2,258	1,801
Median age	52.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,167	$53,795
Median home value	$177,700	$169,100
Median gross rent	$744	$889
Housing units	965	708
Homeownership rate	85.8%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Irwin
Population	2,932 → 2,258 (-23.0%)	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$44,939 → $74,167 (+65.0%)	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$134,800 → $177,700 (+31.8%)	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $744 (-14.7%)	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)

Elgin

Population

2,9322,258

Median household income

$44,939$74,167

Median home value

$134,800$177,700

Median gross rent

$872$744

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)

	Elgin	Irwin
Under 5	3.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	11.9%	13.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	13.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	7.9%
35 to 44	7.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	20.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	16.3%	5.3%
75 and over	15.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	55.4%
Black or African American	6.7%	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	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	1.2%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Irwin
No high school diploma	24.4%	16.4%
High school graduate	35.5%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Irwin
Drove alone	93.3%	94.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Irwin
1-unit, detached	82.1%	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	17.9%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Irwin
Poverty rate	4.4%	35.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1985	1963