Oconee County, Georgia

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Oconee County, Georgia is among the highest in the country for median household income (53rd of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (49th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States	Rank
Total Population	43,551	10,940,407	334,922,499	1136th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$121,217	$77,353	$80,734	53rd of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9	1766th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	55.9%	34.9%	35.7%	49th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$461,600	$303,300	$332,700	174th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,462	$1,393	$1,413	271st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.2%	13.4%	12.5%	3091st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	5.1%	5.2%	2540th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	236.2	189.6	n/a	582nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.1%	11.2%	14.1%	648th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.9	n/a	n/a	291st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	65.7%	65.2%	439th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	28.3	26.4	1496th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.0%	15.9%	15.1%	260th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1725th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	72.2%	46.5%	46.9%	4th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.8%	n/a	n/a	62nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	49.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	30.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	31.8	64.9	61.4

Age in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Median Age	41.1	37.6	38.9
Under 18 %	25.9%	23.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.6%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	15.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Households	14,994	4,074,366	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Family Households	82.6%	66.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	39.5%	31.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.4%	19.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	13.9%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	35.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Per Capita Income	$57,550	$40,924	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.5%	15.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	25.6%	11.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.2%	13.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.2%	30.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	2.8%	12.3%	n/a

Housing in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Housing Units	15,680	4,541,835	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.8%	66.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	34.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.8%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,222	$2,341	n/a

Education in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Less than High School	3.6%	10.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	14.9%	26.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.5%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.6%	21.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	28.3%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.1%	70.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.8%	22.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	10.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Oconee County, Georgia

Statistic	Oconee County, Georgia	Georgia	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.0%	53.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	5.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	5.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.1%	84.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	8.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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