CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Irmo

South Carolina · 11,280 residents · 7.03 sq mi

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With 11,280 people, Irmo is a city in South Carolina. That is roughly 61% ahead of the South Carolina median. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 36% of adults have a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.3% of people here. This skews young, with a median age of 29.0.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,280

+2%vs 2000

vs 11,039 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−15%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.1%(1,248)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(1,159)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(928)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(711)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(479)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.4%(2,754)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4421%(2,370)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(1,038)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.9%(332)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.8%(202)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.5%(59)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,281

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,847 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,684

−34%vs 2000

vs $22,312 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,200

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$633

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $747 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

14.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.8%(8,370)

Black20.1%(2,220)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(157)

Asian1.4%(157)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.1%(9,830)

Black10.9%(1,230)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(56)

Asian1.8%(198)

Other0.2%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(272)

Puerto Rican1.9%(219)

South American0.7%(79)

Venezuelan0.7%(79)

Central American0.3%(40)

Nicaraguan0.3%(40)

Cuban0.2%(24)

Dominican0.1%(15)

Asian origin

Vietnamese3.2%(375)

Filipino0.7%(83)

Asian Indian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German15.8%(1,871)

English11.6%(1,376)

Irish11.1%(1,308)

American5.6%(663)

Italian4.3%(512)

French2.1%(249)

Scottish1.9%(219)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(174)

British1.1%(126)

Russian0.9%(104)

Polish0.7%(77)

Dutch0.6%(72)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.6%(70)

Arab0.6%(67)

Welsh0.5%(59)

Lebanese0.4%(51)

Iraqi0.4%(48)

West Indian0.3%(30)

Slovene0.1%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Ukrainian0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(12)

Czech0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Norwegian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.6%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 15.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.7%(1,973)

Married49.7%(2,409)

Widowed1.1%(55)

Divorced8.5%(410)

Women 15+

Never married35.2%(1,763)

Married45%(2,252)

Widowed5.1%(253)

Divorced14.7%(735)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.7%(209)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(234)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 783 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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