Irmo

Population: 11,799
Median household income: $85,137
Median home value: $193,100

Irmo, a community in Richland County, South Carolina, has 11,799 residents. Its median household income of $85,137 runs above the Richland County figure of $61,699.

Between 2019 and 2023, Irmo's population declined 3.4% from 12,215 to 11,799, while its median home value rose 54.5% from $125,000 to $193,100.

Owners occupy 80.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,799
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,137
Median home value: $193,100
Median gross rent: $1,412
Housing units: 4,996
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,215	$66,313	$125,000	$1,126
2020	12,397	$75,344	$145,100	$1,214
2021	11,581	$81,380	$154,000	$1,303
2022	11,685	$77,656	$168,200	$1,329
2023	11,799	$85,137	$193,100	$1,412

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	528	4.5%
5 to 17	2,012	17.1%
18 to 24	805	6.8%
25 to 34	2,010	17.0%
35 to 44	1,411	12.0%
45 to 54	1,595	13.5%
55 to 64	1,691	14.3%
65 to 74	1,033	8.8%
75 and over	714	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,233	61.3%
Black or African American	3,462	29.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	292	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	478	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	331	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	350	4.1%
High school graduate	1,739	20.6%
Some college or associate's	3,208	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,220	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	937	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,569	76.2%
Carpooled	586	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	821	13.7%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	886	17.1%
15 to 29 min	2,500	48.3%
30 to 44 min	1,256	24.3%
45 to 59 min	261	5.0%
60+ min	273	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 8.1% (950 of 11,763)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,345	70.6%
Nonfamily households	1,394	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,739	94.9%
Vacant	257	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,823	80.7%
Renter-occupied	916	19.3%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,492	89.9%
1-unit, attached	224	4.5%
2 to 4 units	88	1.8%
5 to 19 units	83	1.7%
20 or more units	56	1.1%
Mobile home & other	53	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4535890
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1026, -81.1959