Irwin is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,813 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Irwin is the 405th largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Irwin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Irwin is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irwin who work in teaching (12.74%), management occupations (11.68%), and office and administrative support (8.04%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.97% 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 population of Irwin is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.66% of adults in Irwin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Irwin in 2022 was $38,146, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,584 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, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Irwin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
