Heath Springs vs Irwin

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

Heath Springs 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 825 in Heath Springs). Irwin has the higher median household income ($53,795 vs $50,500 in Heath Springs). Irwin has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $113,800 in Heath Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Heath Springs	Irwin
Population	825	1,801
Median age	35.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$53,795
Median home value	$113,800	$169,100
Median gross rent	$903	$889
Housing units	343	708
Homeownership rate	68.9%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heath Springs	Irwin
Population	771 → 825 (+7.0%)	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)
Median household income	$32,202 → $50,500 (+56.8%)	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $113,800 (-2.1%)	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $903 (+50.5%)	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)

Heath Springs

Population

771825

Median household income

$32,202$50,500

Median home value

$116,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$600$903

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)

	Heath Springs	Irwin
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	13.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	13.2%
25 to 34	23.0%	7.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	20.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	5.3%
75 and over	6.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heath Springs	Irwin
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	55.4%
Black or African American	49.1%	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	4.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heath Springs	Irwin
No high school diploma	11.9%	16.4%
High school graduate	29.7%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heath Springs	Irwin
Drove alone	91.1%	94.4%
Carpooled	3.4%	1.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heath Springs	Irwin
1-unit, detached	83.1%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Heath Springs	Irwin
Poverty rate	15.9%	35.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1972	1963