Irwin

Population: 1,801
Median household income: $53,795
Median home value: $169,100

Irwin, a community in Lancaster County, South Carolina, has 1,801 residents. At $53,795, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $74,751.

Between 2019 and 2023, Irwin's population grew 29.1% from 1,395 to 1,801, while its median home value rose 111.9% from $79,800 to $169,100.

Households average 2.68 people. The median gross rent is $889.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,801
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $53,795
Median home value: $169,100
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 708
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
Unemployment rate: 16.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3951,801

Median household income

$34,545$53,795

Median home value

$79,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$925$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,395	$34,545	$79,800	$925
2020	1,308	$36,250	$86,300	$933
2021	1,276	—	$108,300	$967
2022	1,868	$40,139	$119,800	$1,099
2023	1,801	$53,795	$169,100	$889

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2413.2%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5420.4%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	6.7%
5 to 17	247	13.7%
18 to 24	237	13.2%
25 to 34	143	7.9%
35 to 44	289	16.0%
45 to 54	367	20.4%
55 to 64	142	7.9%
65 to 74	95	5.3%
75 and over	160	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	997	55.4%
Black or African American	640	35.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	1.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	122	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate46.7%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree1.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	196	16.4%
High school graduate	558	46.7%
Some college or associate's	407	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	16	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone94.4%

Carpooled1.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	773	94.4%
Carpooled	8	1.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	32.3%
15 to 29 min	199	25.5%
30 to 44 min	261	33.4%
45 to 59 min	31	4.0%
60+ min	38	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 35.5% (630 of 1,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	467	69.6%
Nonfamily households	204	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	671	94.8%
Vacant	37	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	551	82.1%
Renter-occupied	120	17.9%

1-unit, detached89.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	634	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	74	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4535980
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6939, -80.8223