Irmo, SC (South Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,684 (All urban)

Irmo, South Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,023 (3,847 occupied: 3,313 owner occupied, 534 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Housing density: 973 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $205,422.

Median contract rent in 2007: $794 (lower quartile is $790, upper quartile is $872)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $422

Median gross rent in Irmo, SC in 2007: $966

Housing units in Irmo with a mortgage: 3,040 (517 second mortgage, 286 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 231

Irmo,SC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,164 (it was $93,700 in 2000)

Irmo:	$137,164
South Carolina:	$133,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,099 - $151,431

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $158,820
Here: $158,820
State: $214,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $122,607
Here: $122,607
State: $195,928

Mobile homes: $95,000
Here: $95,000
State: $45,713

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,054

In family households: 10,284 (2,525 male householders, 691 female householders)
2,617 spouses, 4,070 children (3,802 natural, 89 adopted, 179 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 108 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 770 (271 male householders (217 living alone)), 400 female householders (348 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 54 (42 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,114 2-persons, 839 3-persons, 877 4-persons, 314 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 565 1-person, 106 2-persons.

2,603 married couples with children.
658 single-parent households (113 men, 545 women).

93.2% of residents of Irmo speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 493 (4.4%)
(59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Irmo, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 93 5 rooms: 642 6 rooms: 1,157 7 rooms: 919 8 rooms: 288 9 or more rooms: 175

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irmo, South Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 177 6 rooms: 168 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 11

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 80
1990 to 1994: 385
1980 to 1989: 1,686
1970 to 1979: 1,549
1960 to 1969: 204
1950 to 1959: 43
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Irmo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 109 3 bedrooms: 2,671 4 bedrooms: 475 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irmo:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 106 3 bedrooms: 363 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Irmo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 755 2 vehicles: 1,780 3 vehicles: 513 4 vehicles: 170 5 or more vehicles: 53

Cars and other vehicles available in Irmo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 210 2 vehicles: 172 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Irmo, SC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 16
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 966
$125,000 to $149,999: 1215
$150,000 to $174,999: 421
$175,000 to $199,999: 225
$200,000 to $249,999: 214
$250,000 to $299,999: 184
$300,000 to $399,999: 123
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Irmo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Irmo:

Less than $100: 20 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 2
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 43
$700 to $749: 81
$750 to $799: 58
$800 to $899: 108
$900 to $999: 94
$1,000 to $1,249: 56
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 33

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 107 1990 to 1994: 22 1985 to 1989: 146 1980 to 1984: 91 1975 to 1979: 46 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 32 1965 to 1969: 38

Irmo, SC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.9%
Number of people working at home: 161 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 86
5 to 9 minutes: 468
10 to 14 minutes: 674
15 to 19 minutes: 858
20 to 24 minutes: 1154
25 to 29 minutes: 490
30 to 34 minutes: 1078
35 to 39 minutes: 208
40 to 44 minutes: 297
45 to 59 minutes: 362
60 to 89 minutes: 137
90 or more minutes: 65

Irmo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,372 (89%)
Carpooled: 450 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 29 (0%)
Other means: 17 (0%)
Worked at home: 161 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 163
$10,000 to $14,999: 37
$15,000 to $19,999: 119
$20,000 to $24,999: 133
$25,000 to $29,999: 208
$30,000 to $34,999: 184
$35,000 to $39,999: 217
$40,000 to $44,999: 293
$45,000 to $49,999: 281
$50,000 to $59,999: 443
$60,000 to $74,999: 548
$75,000 to $99,999: 682
$100,000 to $124,999: 342
$125,000 to $149,999: 136
$150,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 or more: 70

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2896

German: 1201

United States or American: 965

English: 848

Irish: 797

Scotch-Irish: 399

Italian: 374

Scottish: 250

European: 166

French (except Basque): 134

Dutch: 110

Norwegian: 95

Swedish: 87

British: 80

Subsaharan African:: 79

African: 79

Polish: 47

French Canadian: 43

Iranian: 39

Welsh: 35

Greek: 33

Arab:: 32

Austrian: 31

Russian: 29

Czech: 24

Iraqi: 18

Canadian: 18

Ukrainian: 17

Slovene: 12

Albanian: 9

Eastern European: 8

Arab/Arabic: 8

Czechoslovakian: 8

Belgian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Lebanese: 6

Scandinavian: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

Jamaican: 6

Yugoslavian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (19%)
Trinidad and Tobago (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Thailand (9%)
Germany (7%)
Canada (6%)
Other Eastern Africa (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5770
Northeast: 966
Midwest: 783
South: 2645
West: 286

61% of Irmo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in South Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 25
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 51
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 585
Less than 1 year of college: 124
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 628
Associate degree: 295
Bachelor's degree: 965
Master's degree: 236
Professional school degree: 100
Doctorate degree: 71

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 25
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 817
Less than 1 year of college: 240
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 641
Associate degree: 336
Bachelor's degree: 949
Master's degree: 318
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 40

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 18.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 35.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $69,569
Black householders: $56,018
Asian householders: $136,797
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,000
Some other race householders: $97,772
Two or more races householders: $23,415
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,393

Irmo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Irmo household income for Black householders

Irmo household income for Asian householders

Irmo household income for Some other race householders

Irmo household income for Two or more races householders

Irmo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Irmo marital status for males

Irmo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,481
Black or African American householders: $132,479
Asian householders: $139,945
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $237,877
Some other race householders: $80,512
Two or more races householders: $164,684
Hispanic or Latino householders: $86,953

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,787
One, attached: 66
Two: 50
3 or 4: 39
5 to 9: 38
20 to 49: 16
Mobile homes: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $136,017

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Irmo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (75%) Utility gas (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 117

Here:	7.6%
South Carolina:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55

Here:	6.1%
South Carolina:	8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 124

Here:	21.9%
South Carolina:	20.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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