Fort Irwin is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Fort Irwin, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Fort Irwin have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
0 in every 100 people in Fort Irwin are 65 or older
Fort Irwin is home to about 8,419 people (census survey, 2020–24). Across CA, 17 in 100 workers work from home; here, 7. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −9%. Kids under 18 make up 31 in 100 residents (CA: 22).
Median age 23.6 (CA 37.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7 points. Among residents 18 to 24, 76% are men (CA 51%). Median age: women 23.8, men 23.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 10.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 9 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Fort Irwin says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Fort Irwin
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Fort Irwin’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Fort Irwin or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Fort Irwin in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.