Irwin, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,919
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32
19.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
26.1%
26.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,885
3.89% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$176,900
4.61% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,062
26.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Irwin, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Irwin, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Irwin, SC was $176,900, and the homeownership rate was 95.7%.

Most people in Irwin, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Irwin, SC was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Irwin, SC is home to a population of 1.92k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.938% of Irwin, SC residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 1.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (937 people) in Irwin, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 867 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 89 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Irwin, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Irwin, SC was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Irwin, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    937 ± 365
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    867 ± 714
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    89 ± 102
0.938%
Hispanic Population
18 people

In 2024, there were 1.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (937 people) in Irwin, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 867 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 89 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.938% of the people in Irwin, SC are hispanic (18 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.938%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
18 people
0.666%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12 people

As of 2024, 0.938% of Irwin, SC residents (18 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 Irwin, SC was 0.666%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    102 ± 134
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    20 ± 37

Irwin, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 5.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Irwin, SC employs 1.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Irwin, SC were Educational Services (160 people), Finance & Insurance (149 people), and Manufacturing (136 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($63,206), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,098), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,877).

Employment

Occupations

1.06k
2024 Value
± 393
26.3%
1 Year growth
± 42.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Irwin, SC grew at a rate of 26.3%, from 841 employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Irwin, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (213 people), Sales & Related Occupations (172 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (136 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Irwin, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.06k
2024 Value
± 393
26.3%
1 Year growth
± 42.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Irwin, SC grew at a rate of 26.3%, from 841 employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Irwin, SC, are Educational Services (160 people), Finance & Insurance (149 people), and Manufacturing (136 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Irwin, SC, though some of these residents may live in Irwin, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,482
Median earning men ± $18,277
$40,806
Median earning women ± $9,867

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,059) and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($22,179).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Irwin, SC was $176,900 in 2024, which is 0.532 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,100 to $176,900, a 4.61% increase. The homeownership rate in Irwin, SC is 95.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Irwin, SC have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Irwin, SC is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$176,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$60,569
$625
Median Property Taxes
±$254

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Irwin, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Irwin, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

95.7%
Homeownership
2024
68.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 95.7% of the housing units in Irwin, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,885
Median Household Income
± $17,649
653
Number of Households
± 256

In 2024, the median household income of the 653 households in Irwin, SC grew to $55,885 from the previous year's value of $53,795.

The following chart displays the households in Irwin, SC 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 $45k - $50k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Irwin, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (91.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (6.63%)
  3. Carpooled (2.21%)

In 2024, 91.2% of workers in Irwin, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.63%) and those who carpooled to work (2.21%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Irwin, SC have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Irwin, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Irwin, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Irwin, SC have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Irwin, SC (488 out of 1.87k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

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Health

92.4% of the population of Irwin, SC has health coverage, with 63.6% on employee plans, 10.9% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 5.94% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 31.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.61%
Uninsured
63.6%
Employer Coverage
10.9%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
5.94%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Irwin, SC grew by 23.4% from 6.16% to 7.61%.

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