Irwin vs Springdale

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

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

Springdale has the higher population (2,422 vs 1,801 in Irwin). Irwin has the higher median household income ($53,795 vs $42,708 in Springdale). Irwin has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $89,900 in Springdale).

Population, income & housing

	Irwin	Springdale
Population	1,801	2,422
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,795	$42,708
Median home value	$169,100	$89,900
Median gross rent	$889	$923
Housing units	708	1,121
Homeownership rate	82.1%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.9%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	16.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irwin	Springdale
Population	1,395 → 1,801 (+29.1%)	2,576 → 2,422 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$34,545 → $53,795 (+55.7%)	$27,383 → $42,708 (+56.0%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $169,100 (+111.9%)	$75,200 → $89,900 (+19.5%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $889 (-3.9%)	$732 → $923 (+26.1%)

Irwin

Population

1,3951,801

Median household income

$34,545$53,795

Median home value

$79,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$925$889

Springdale

Population

2,5762,422

Median household income

$27,383$42,708

Median home value

$75,200$89,900

Median gross rent

$732$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irwin	Springdale
Under 5	6.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	13.7%	21.3%
18 to 24	13.2%	13.7%
25 to 34	7.9%	19.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	6.9%
45 to 54	20.4%	5.6%
55 to 64	7.9%	20.5%
65 to 74	5.3%	6.4%
75 and over	8.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irwin	Springdale
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	35.9%
Black or African American	35.5%	53.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irwin	Springdale
No high school diploma	16.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	46.7%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	2.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irwin	Springdale
Drove alone	94.4%	68.6%
Carpooled	1.0%	19.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irwin	Springdale
1-unit, detached	89.5%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Irwin	Springdale
Poverty rate	35.5%	17.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1963	1972