Irving TownshipMI
A town of 3,836, settled in 1848.
Is Irving Township a good place to live?
Irving Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 233rd of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 80% of Michigan towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $76K. A typical home there costs about $366K, 4.4 years of the Grand Rapids metro’s $83K median household income. 18% of the land in Irving Township is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. Middleville State Game Area, at 3,970 acres with 12.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
What makes Irving Township stand out
Where Irving Township beats most towns.
Irving Township has grown 18% since 2010
3,250 counted in 2010 and 3,734 in 2020; an estimated 3,836 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Irving Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far Irving Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Irving Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Irving Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Irving Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Middleville State Game Area | 12.4 mi | 3,970 |
| 2. Maher Sanctuary | 0.9 mi | 76 |
| 3. Irving Road Boating Access Site | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 35% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 13% of Irving Township residents are 65 or older, below both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Irving Township has grown 2.6% since 2020, to 3,836 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Irving Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.3 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Irving Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.3% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents commute out of Irving Township
Irving Township has 333 jobs for its 1,731 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Irving Township for work: only 3% work in town. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Irving Township. Since 2011, Irving Township has added 187 jobs, to 333 in 2021.
| Irving Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Low risk in Irving Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Irving Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Irving Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 68 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Irving Township are healthier than 62% of U.S. towns
Irving Township beats the Michigan average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 10% of Irving Township adults have diabetes.
| Irving Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Irving Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
North Country Trail and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Irving Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Park & preserveNorth Country Trail
23 mi MuseumGerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
21 mi MuseumFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
35 mi Theme parkAir Zoo22 mi TheatreAcrisure Amphitheater
20 mi Theme parkRamona ParkPhoto credits
North Country Trail: Huron-Manistee National Forests, Public domain · Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: Staff of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Public domain · Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park: User Jeffness on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Air Zoo: User:my name, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ramona Park: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Irving Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Irving Township
About 2 of every 100 Irving Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
97% of working residents leave Irving Township for work
Where Irving Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Irving Township
Township in Michigan, United States
Irving Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,734 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
Irving Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Irving Township.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Township | #233 | B+ | B− | — | A− | B |
| Carlton Township | — | — | A | — | B+ | B− |
| Thornapple Township | #75 | A | B | — | A− | B+ |
| Bowne Township | #153 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Rutland Township | #289 | B | B+ | — | B+ | B− |
Carlton Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Irving Township, Carlton Township, Thornapple Township, Bowne Township and Rutland Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Irving Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Irving Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Irving Township, MI a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Irving Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #233 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Irving Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.