Irmo vs Woodfield

A side-by-side comparison of Irmo and Woodfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Irmo and Woodfield 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 9,901 in Woodfield). Irmo has the higher median household income ($85,137 vs $38,394 in Woodfield). Irmo has the higher median home value ($193,100 vs $128,600 in Woodfield).

Population, income & housing

	Irmo	Woodfield
Population	11,799	9,901
Median age	39.5 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,137	$38,394
Median home value	$193,100	$128,600
Median gross rent	$1,412	$1,190
Housing units	4,996	4,422
Homeownership rate	80.7%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.3%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irmo	Woodfield
Population	12,215 → 11,799 (-3.4%)	9,459 → 9,901 (+4.7%)
Median household income	$66,313 → $85,137 (+28.4%)	$38,782 → $38,394 (-1.0%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $193,100 (+54.5%)	$103,500 → $128,600 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,126 → $1,412 (+25.4%)	$965 → $1,190 (+23.3%)

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

Woodfield

Population

9,4599,901

Median household income

$38,782$38,394

Median home value

$103,500$128,600

Median gross rent

$965$1,190

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irmo	Woodfield
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.9%
25 to 34	17.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.5%
75 and over	6.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irmo	Woodfield
White (non-Hispanic)	61.3%	12.9%
Black or African American	29.3%	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.5%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	22.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irmo	Woodfield
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.4%
High school graduate	20.6%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irmo	Woodfield
Drove alone	76.2%	66.4%
Carpooled	9.8%	15.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	5.1%
Other means	0.1%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irmo	Woodfield
1-unit, detached	89.9%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	13.6%
20 or more units	1.1%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Irmo	Woodfield
Poverty rate	8.1%	24.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1984	1973