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34.11° N · 117.96° W · GEOID 0636826

Irwindale

Los Angeles County, California · part of the Los Angeles, CA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

CaliforniaIrwindale, CAIrwindaleIrwindale

The short answer

Irwindale is home to 1,377 people. Median household income is $114,167 a year and median rent is $1,931 a month, 20.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $709,400, about 6.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,931
41% above the median place
Median household income
$114,167
42% above the median place
Median home value
$709,400
122% above the median place
Unemployment
6.5%
34% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Irwindale

  • Public schools here have 27.4 students per teacher, more than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 501 California places.
  • Households average 3.34 people, larger than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 6.2 years of the median household's income, more than in 91% of places its size.
  • 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 90% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 9.5% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 89% of places its size.
01

Moving to Irwindale

Los Angeles County loses about 11.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in177,566
Moved out264,089
Net−86,523

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Orange County, CA23,95231,420−7,468
San Bernardino County, CA18,69534,872−16,177
Riverside County, CA10,93420,742−9,808
Ventura County, CA6,33210,470−4,138
San Diego County, CA6,9069,296−2,390
Clark County, NV5,43210,100−4,668
Kern County, CA3,6847,772−4,088
Maricopa County, AZ3,1555,844−2,689

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$89K
Leavers$94K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Los Angeles County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Los Angeles County report $89,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $94,100, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$77,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,931 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,174 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $709,400.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 9.5% work from home; 3.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Hollister, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-11.4
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
2.7%
52% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure2.7%52% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-11.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$89,35027% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$94,07134% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 57% below the median place.

Irwindale20.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$77,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.3%
0% below the median place
Home price to income
6.2x
63% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$89,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
57% below the median place
Median home value1
$709,400
122% above the median place
Homeownership1
77.9%
17% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,93141% above
Rent to income120.3%0% below
Property tax rate10.4%57% below
Home price to income16.2x63% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure113.613% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,96484% above
HUD area median income4County figure$108,1001% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,78115% below
Median home value1$709,400122% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.7%47% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure43.3%16% below
Homeownership177.9%17% above
Renters paying 30%+143.7%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,17416% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.4%9% below
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 4.3%, 60% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
4.3%
60% below the median place
Median household income1
$114,167
42% above the median place
Unemployment1
6.5%
34% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home9.5% −24%
Mean commute27 min +7%
Income per person$38,733 −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$114,16742% above
Income per person1$38,7333% below
Unemployment16.5%34% above
Average annual pay6County figure$86,08030% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure4,525,460above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate14.3%60% below
Mean commute127 min7% above
Works from home19.5%24% below
Commutes by transit1County figure3.9%360% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.3, 34% above the median place.

Household size1
3.3
34% above the median place
Median age1
34.0
13% below the median place
Born abroad1
21.1%
139% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher86.1% −7%
Bachelor's or higher21.8% −32%
No health insurance8.2% +28%
Homes with broadband91.5% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3776646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.013% below
Bachelor's or higher121.8%32% below
High school or higher186.1%7% below
Household size13.334% above
Born abroad121.1%139% above
No health insurance18.2%28% above
Homes with broadband191.5%1% below
05

Life in Irwindale

629 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 25 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents87.2 8.6×
Playgrounds per 10k21.8 2.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k14.5 +30%
Libraries per 10k7.3 8.3×
Named paths and bike trails18 km 8.9×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.7 22.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars24.2 +16%
Shops29.6 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness21.8 5.3×
Doctors' offices and clinics31.4 +55%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
1
89% below the median place
Public school students13
219
96% below the median place
Students per teacher13
27.4
78% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13189% below
Public school students1321996% below
Students per teacher1327.478% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure24.216% above
Shops per 10k9County figure29.62% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure21.8above (median 4.1)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure31.455% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k1087.2above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1021.8132% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1014.530% above
Libraries per 10k107.3above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails1017.9above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi104.7above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure629above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 2,402, above the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
2,402
above the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
10,776
above the median place (median 1,213)
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Hurricane risk15
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Good air days16
10.7%
84% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
100.0
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureIrwindaleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure89°F2% above
January average low14County figure41°F61% above
Average temperature14County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation14County figure15.1 in66% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure100.08% above
Hurricane risk15County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk15County figure97.720% above
Wildfire risk15County figure99.963% above
Heat wave risk15County figure99.310% above
Median air quality index16County figure7472% above
Good air days16County figure10.7%84% below
08

Irwindale in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,931/mo (2024)$2,540/mo$2,080 to $3,090/mo+4.7%
Median household income$114,167 (2024)$147,500$124,500 to $174,500+4.4%
Median home value$709,400 (2024)$1,036,000$752,000 to $1,427,000+6.5%
Population1,439 (2025)1,4401,380 to 1,500−0.0%

The median home would be worth 7.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Irwindale

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hollister, CA$1,914$111,834Compare
South Monrovia Island, CA$1,814$104,444Compare
El Cerrito, CA$1,787$108,882Compare
Dixon, CA$1,859$102,878Compare
Dixon, CAEl Cerrito, CASouth Monrovia Island, CAHollister, CAIrwindale, CAIrwindaleHollisterEl CerritoDixonIrwindaleHollisterEl CerritoDixon

Common questions

Is Irwindale a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Public schools here have 27.4 students per teacher, more than in 99% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 501 California places. Households average 3.34 people, larger than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 60 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Irwindale expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $709,400.

What salary do you need to live in Irwindale?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $77,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Irwindale safe?

There were 2,402 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Irwindale?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hollister, CA, South Monrovia Island, CA, El Cerrito, CA and Dixon, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Irwindale with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Irwindale itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/irwindale-california

Citytistics. “Irwindale, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/irwindale-california/

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