Irmo vs Lake Murray of Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Irmo and Lake Murray of Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

Irmo and Lake Murray of Richland are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Irmo has the higher population (11,799 vs 7,057 in Lake Murray of Richland). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median household income ($118,435 vs $85,137 in Irmo). Lake Murray of Richland has the higher median home value ($378,900 vs $193,100 in Irmo).

Population, income & housing

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	11,799	7,057
Median age	39.5 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,137	$118,435
Median home value	$193,100	$378,900
Median gross rent	$1,412	$1,682
Housing units	4,996	3,056
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
Population	12,215 → 11,799 (-3.4%)	6,455 → 7,057 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$66,313 → $85,137 (+28.4%)	$105,055 → $118,435 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $193,100 (+54.5%)	$323,500 → $378,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,126 → $1,412 (+25.4%)	$1,417 → $1,682 (+18.7%)

Irmo

Population

12,21511,799

Median household income

$66,313$85,137

Median home value

$125,000$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,412

Lake Murray of Richland

Population

6,4557,057

Median household income

$105,055$118,435

Median home value

$323,500$378,900

Median gross rent

$1,417$1,682

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
Under 5	4.5%	3.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	20.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.7%
75 and over	6.1%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	61.3%	85.4%
Black or African American	29.3%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
No high school diploma	4.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	20.6%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	22.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
Drove alone	76.2%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	14.1%
Other means	0.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
1-unit, detached	89.9%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Irmo	Lake Murray of Richland
Poverty rate	8.1%	0.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1984	2006