Irwin vs Lancaster

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

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

Lancaster has the higher population (8,738 vs 1,801 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($53,795 vs $43,234 in Lancaster). Lancaster has the higher median home value ($226,300 vs $169,100 in Irwin).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Lancaster
Population	1,801	8,738
Median age	39.6 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,795	$43,234
Median home value	$169,100	$226,300
Median gross rent	$889	$824
Housing units	708	3,920
Homeownership rate	82.1%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Lancaster
Population	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)	9,143 → 8,738 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)	$30,122 → $43,234 (+43.5%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)	$141,600 → $226,300 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)	$695 → $824 (+18.6%)

Irwin

Population

1,3951,801

Median household income

$34,545$53,795

Median home value

$79,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$925$889

Lancaster

Population

9,1438,738

Median household income

$30,122$43,234

Median home value

$141,600$226,300

Median gross rent

$695$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Lancaster
Under 5	6.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	18.5%
18 to 24	13.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	7.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	20.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.3%	10.5%
75 and over	8.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Lancaster
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	35.7%
Black or African American	35.5%	46.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Lancaster
No high school diploma	16.4%	21.7%
High school graduate	46.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Lancaster
Drove alone	94.4%	79.1%
Carpooled	1.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.6%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Lancaster
1-unit, detached	89.5%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Lancaster
Poverty rate	35.5%	27.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1963	1973