Fort Irwin, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

8,419

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

23.6

0.855% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.69%

25.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$76,107

13.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,633

Population & Diversity

Fort Irwin, CA is home to a population of 8.42k people, from which 98.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.61% of Fort Irwin, CA residents were born outside of the country (725 people).

In 2024, there were 3.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.02k people) in Fort Irwin, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.33k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 889 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Fort Irwin, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Irwin, CA was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Irwin, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Irwin, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.02k ± 923
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.33k ± 584
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
889 ± 358

30.4%

Hispanic Population

2.56k people

30.4% of the people in Fort Irwin, CA are hispanic (2.56k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Irwin, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

8.61%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

725 people

7.22%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

635 people

As of 2024, 8.61% of Fort Irwin, CA residents (725 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Irwin, CA was 7.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Irwin, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

236 ± 158

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Irwin, CA.

Economy

The economy of Fort Irwin, CA employs 1.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Irwin, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (319 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (271 people), and Retail Trade (179 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($78,086), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($66,139), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,044).

Employment

Occupations

1.63k

2024 Value

± 363

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Irwin, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 1.62k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Irwin, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (172 people), Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (150 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Irwin, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.63k

2024 Value

± 363

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 32.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Irwin, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 1.62k employees to 1.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Irwin, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (319 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (271 people), and Retail Trade (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Irwin, CA, though some of these residents may live in Fort Irwin, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,167

Median earning men ± $42,718

$45,878

Median earning women ± $20,805

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,222) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($6,402).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,972), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,759), and Public Administration ($47,428).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Irwin, CA have an average commute time of 9.38 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Irwin, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,107

Median Household Income

± $10,125

2.8k

Number of Households

± 532

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.8k households in Fort Irwin, CA grew to $76,107 from the previous year's value of $66,964.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Irwin, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Irwin, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.9%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Walked (9.71%)

In 2024, 67.9% of workers in Fort Irwin, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who walked to work (9.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

9.38 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Irwin, CA have a shorter commute time (9.38 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.87% of the workforce in Fort Irwin, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Irwin, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Irwin, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Irwin, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Irwin, CA (632 out of 7.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Irwin, CA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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