Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety29#11,039/15,637
Economy83#2,586/15,631
Housing18#12,231/14,977
Health81#3,016/15,609
Healthcare70#4,698/15,650
Environment2#15,107/15,453
Education9#14,240/15,649
Infrastructure66#5,324/15,650
Community23#12,121/15,651
Leisure & amenities86#2,129/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Irwindale, California ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Los Angeles County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Arts, entertainment and recreation · high20.8 /10k
99/100California 8.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsLos Angeles County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.303
99/100California 0.489United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Comfortable days · high44.9%
98/100California 34.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationLos Angeles County value
Public EV charging ports · high19.3 /10k
95/100California 17.4 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyLos Angeles County value
Distance to an emergency room · low2.9 mi
94/100California 4.3 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesLos Angeles County value
Adult smoking · low8.2%
93/100California 12.6%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

High ozone days · high75 days
1/100California 38 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high10.6 µg/m³
1/100California 9.4 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Loneliness · high40.3%
2/100California 37.8%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Median Air Quality Index · high74
2/100California 602025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Days with unhealthy air · high26.9%
2/100California 12.4%2025U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLos Angeles County value
Students per teacher · high21.4×
5/100California 21.7×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsLos Angeles County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Rent-burdened householdsImproving
56.3% (2015-2019) → 43.7% (2020-2024)
−13 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$72,500 (2015-2019) → $114,167 (2020-2024)
+57%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherImproving
77.1% (2015-2019) → 86.1% (2020-2024)
+9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Income inequality (Gini index)Improving
0.483 (2015-2019) → 0.303 (2020-2024)
−37%5 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483
Rent as share of incomeImproving
31.2% (2015-2019) → 24.2% (2020-2024)
−7 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
84.9% (2015-2019) → 91.5% (2020-2024)
+6.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Irwindale, California improved on 3 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Inequality−0.1800.483 → 0.303
High school++9 points77.1% → 86.1%
Household income+57%$72,500 → $114,167

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Irwindale, California between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	28.1 min2015-2019	26.7 min2020-2024	−1.4 min	Within the margin of error	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%2015-2019	21.8%2020-2024	+6.3 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Broadband subscriptions	84.9%2015-2019	91.5%2020-2024	+6.6 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Effective property tax rate	0.61%2015-2019	0.57%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	23%
High school diploma or higher	77.1%2015-2019	86.1%2020-2024	+9 points	Improved	94%
Home price to income ratio	5.9×2015-2019	6.2×2020-2024	+0.3×	Within the margin of error	63%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4832015-2019	0.3032020-2024	−0.180	Improved	99%
Median household income	$72,5002015-2019	$114,1672020-2024	+57%	Improved	89%
Poverty rate	8.3%2015-2019	4.3%2020-2024	−4 points	Within the margin of error	75%
Rent as share of income	31.2%2015-2019	24.2%2020-2024	−7 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Rent-burdened households	56.3%2015-2019	43.7%2020-2024	−13 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Unemployment rate	7.7%2015-2019	6.5%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	71%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.6%2015-2019	8.8%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	24%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Irwindale, California five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Irwindale, California in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Irwindale, California itself moved +20.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,377 residents (±163)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 20–29 men (−5.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,377 residents (±163)

Irwindale, California
California share

White3.3%†45
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino94%1,289
Asian1.7%†24
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.5%†7
Other or two or more races0.9%†12

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−5.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

930 residents (±115)

Irwindale, California
California share

No high school diploma14%†129
High school or GED29%270
Some college20%186
Associate degree15%142
Bachelor's degree14%†132
Graduate degree7.6%†71

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−9.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

412 households (±53)

Irwindale, California
California share

Under $25k5.8%†24
$25k–50k11%†46
$50k–75k8.3%†34
$75k–100k5.6%†23
$100k–150k35%†145
$150k–200k15%†62
$200k or more19%†78

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+16.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

412 households (±53)

Irwindale, California
California share

Own78%321
Rent22%91

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

91 households (±26)

Irwindale, California
California share

Under $7508.8%†8
$750–1,00013%†12
$1,000–1,50011%†

Home values

321 homes (±61)

Irwindale, California
California share

Under $150k2.5%†8
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k2.5%†8

Age of homes

417 homes (±52)

Irwindale, California
California share

2010 or later1.7%†7
2000–200921%†89
1980–199935%†146

Size of homes

417 homes (±52)

Irwindale, California
California share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom5.0%†21
2 bedrooms10%†42

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

716 workers (±86)

Irwindale, California
California share

Drive alone78%555
Carpool7.0%†50
Public transit2.2%†16
Walk1.5%†11
Bike0.0%0
Work from home9.5%†68
Other2.2%†16

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+8.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

648 workers (±100)

Irwindale, California
California share

Under 15 min38%249
15–29 min20%127
30–44 min15%†95

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Los Angeles County, the county holding most of Irwindale's residents.

Los Angeles County has 304,988 employer establishments, 313 for every 10,000 residents (1.26× the US rate of 248; 1.19× California's), with 3,987,736 paid employees at an average annual pay of $75,135. The Census Bureau also counts 1,165,040 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 304,988; 1,165,040 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 313; US 248 · California 263
Paid employees: 3,987,736
Average annual pay: $75,135; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Los Angeles County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	30,830	31.7	1.52×More than typical	277,800	$68,847	53,534
Restaurants and other eating places	21,461	22.1	1.20×About typical	373,539	$30,093	5,079
Lessors of real estate	17,152	17.6	1.43×More than typical	69,681	$79,105	107,046
Management, scientific and technical consulting	11,436	11.8	1.75×More than typical	57,592	$103,308	40,903
Specialty trade contractors	10,621	10.9	0.70×Fewer than typical	97,612	$71,747	41,817
Offices of physicians	10,598	10.9	1.68×More than typical	62,592	$105,846	7,935
Limited-service restaurants	9,402	9.7	1.20×About typical	159,344	$26,291	1,900
Legal services	8,863	9.1	1.69×More than typical	60,647	$141,160	12,427
Full-service restaurants	8,214	8.4	1.10×About typical	169,457	$34,694	1,953
Offices of other health practitioners	7,524	7.7	1.27×More than typical	42,674	$42,762	21,994
Truck transportation	7,345	7.5	1.49×More than typical	43,158	$60,561	28,358
Motion picture and video industries	7,257	7.5	9.79×More than typical	115,687	$89,432	22,382

Rank places for an industry Open Los Angeles County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 9,732,568 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $7M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Irwindale, California: $5,096 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $7M; +54% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,096; US $1,994
Sole-source: 23%; US 30%
Single offer: 31%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$3.3M47%
Department of the Navy$2.7M39%
Federal Acquisition Service$773.6K11%
Department of the Army$282.5K4.0%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$116.7K1.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs$63.3K0.9%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$11.9K0.2%
Drug Enforcement Administration$5010.0%

Top recipients

AMETEK AMERON, LLC$3.6M52%
RBC SOUTHWEST PRODUCTS, INC.$2.4M34%
AMERICAN KAL ENTERPRISES, INC$773.6K11%
JOHNSON-FRANK & ASSOCIATES, INC.$223.2K3.2%
DETECTION & TREATMENT RESOURCES, LLC$116.7K1.7%

Spending by fiscal year

3.5MFY2017
2.4MFY2018
5MFY2019
3.3MFY2020
4.2MFY2021
5.4MFY2022
4.4MFY2023
4.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$2.4M34%
Other chemical product and preparation manufacturing · 3259$2.4M34%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$783.3K11%
Metalworking machinery manufacturing · 3335$773.6K11%
Boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing · 3324$378.9K5.4%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Irwindale, California

8511943563!BEARING,PLAIN,SPHER$3.2M
RBC SOUTHWEST PRODUCTS, INC.· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 10, 2026 – Apr 14, 2026· SPE4A626PG907
DODIC: WB53$1.8M
AMETEK AMERON, LLC· Los Angeles County, CA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 30, 2025 – Jun 4, 2026· N0010425CK051
EXTINGUISHER,FIRE$972.9K
AMETEK AMERON, LLC· Los Angeles County, CA· Other equipment & supplies· May 13, 2026 – Jun 1, 2026· SPRPA126PVA43
DODIC: WB53

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Irwindale, California, so they do not add up across cities.

Irwindale, California's figures are part of those of Los Angeles County, CA ($14.2B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Irwindale is mostly in Los Angeles County.

See federal money in Los Angeles County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Irwindale, California is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).