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Irmo, SC
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Irmo profile


Living in Irmo



Irmo is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 12,033 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Irmo is the 44th largest community in South Carolina.

Also of interest is that Irmo has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Irmo telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.69% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Irmo is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Irmo citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.34% of adults in Irmo have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Irmo in 2022 was $39,672, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,688 for a family of four. However, Irmo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Irmo is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Irmo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Irmo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Irmo include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Irmo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.