Irwin is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,835 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Irwin is the 405th largest community in Pennsylvania.Irwin is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Irwin is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irwin who work in teaching (13.10%), office and administrative support (10.42%), and management occupations (8.72%). Of important note, Irwin is also a borough of artists. Irwin has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Irwin’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Irwin are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.67% of adults in Irwin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Irwin in 2022 was $36,884, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,536 for a family of four. However, Irwin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Irwin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irwin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Irwin include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Irwin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
