COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prosperity vs Irmo
PLACE A
Prosperity, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Irmo, South Carolina
Prosperity is 90% smaller than Irmo. Irmo earns more, with a median household income $17,531 higher.
PROSPERITYIRMODIFFERENCE
Total population1,25912,204−90% vs Irmo
Population density6381,737−1,098
Population growth-0.2%4.3%−4.4 pts
Median age41.640.3+1.3
Male48.9%50.0%−1.0 pts
Female51.1%50.0%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.8%5.7%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.5%58.1%−8.6 pts
Black39.0%27.4%+11.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%5.6%+3.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other2.7%4.6%−1.8 pts
Median household income$62,958$80,489−$17,531
Per capita income$29,825$40,333−$10,508
Poverty rate10.1%9.2%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.397−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%39.2%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%11.5%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%8.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation61.4%66.3%−4.9 pts
Median home value$152,200$203,400−$51,200
Median gross rent$827$1,477−$650
Owner-occupied73.9%81.6%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%5.0%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%38.8%−13.5 pts
Average commute22.323.7−1.3
Worked from home4.5%14.6%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%7.4%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025