Irwin is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 44,890 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Irwin is the 14th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Irwin is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Irwin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irwin who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.12%), sales jobs (11.35%), and management occupations (8.98%).

Also of interest is that Irwin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Because of many things, Irwin is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Irwin really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Irwin perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One notable thing about Irwin is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Irwin is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.7% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Irwin Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Irwin is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 24.78% of adults in Irwin have a college degree.

The per capita income in Irwin in 2000 was $20,934, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,736 for a family of four.

The people who call Irwin home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Irwin is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Irwin include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and Slovak.

The most common language spoken in Irwin is English.