Irwin vs Kershaw

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

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

Kershaw has the higher population (2,220 vs 1,801 in Irwin). Kershaw has the higher median household income ($58,077 vs $53,795 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $145,800 in Kershaw).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Kershaw
Population	1,801	2,220
Median age	39.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,795	$58,077
Median home value	$169,100	$145,800
Median gross rent	$889	$893
Housing units	708	886
Homeownership rate	82.1%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Kershaw
Population	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)	1,832 → 2,220 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)	$41,518 → $58,077 (+39.9%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)	$87,300 → $145,800 (+67.0%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)	$790 → $893 (+13.0%)

Irwin

Population

1,3951,801

Median household income

$34,545$53,795

Median home value

$79,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$925$889

Kershaw

Population

1,8322,220

Median household income

$41,518$58,077

Median home value

$87,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$790$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Kershaw
Under 5	6.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	22.7%
18 to 24	13.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	20.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	7.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	5.3%	11.0%
75 and over	8.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Kershaw
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	61.6%
Black or African American	35.5%	24.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Kershaw
No high school diploma	16.4%	12.4%
High school graduate	46.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Kershaw
Drove alone	94.4%	85.6%
Carpooled	1.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Kershaw
1-unit, detached	89.5%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Kershaw
Poverty rate	35.5%	17.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1963	1962