COMPARING TWO PLACES
Irwin vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Irwin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Irwin is 94% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $3,727 higher.
IRWINLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,75958,366−94% vs Lancaster
Population density4,4918,076−3,585
Population growth-1.8%-2.2%+0.4 pts
Median age38.132.2+5.9
Male38.1%48.3%−10.3 pts
Female61.9%51.7%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born2.4%13.4%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%39.7%+49.3 pts
Black0.7%12.0%−11.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%40.6%−38.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other8.1%4.8%+3.3 pts
Median household income$59,963$63,690−$3,727
Per capita income$40,639$31,159+$9,480
Poverty rate13.5%20.3%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%29.4%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree16.0%10.2%+5.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.1%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation72.6%68.6%+4.0 pts
Median home value$195,500$219,500−$24,000
Median gross rent$1,002$1,240−$238
Owner-occupied43.1%48.6%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households22.1%45.4%−23.3 pts
Average commute26.723.6+3.1
Worked from home9.0%10.3%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.5%4.3%−3.9 pts
Uninsured4.8%7.3%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025