Orangeburg County, South Carolina

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Orangeburg County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	83,253	5,296,225	334,922,499	703rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,675	$69,324	$80,734	2945th of 3,221
Median Age	40.7	40.2	38.9	1901st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.4%	32.1%	35.7%	2112th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,800	$259,000	$332,700	2749th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$841	$1,180	$1,413	1813th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.4%	14.1%	12.5%	365th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.3%	4.9%	5.2%	247th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	75.2	176.2	n/a	1196th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	5.8%	14.1%	1927th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2851st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.0%	71.9%	65.2%	2572nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.7	25.6	26.4	426th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.7%	11.5%	15.1%	2209th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1034th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.0%	47.1%	46.9%	3091st of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2610th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	60.7%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.1	54.9	61.4

Age in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.7	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.4%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	33,077	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.8%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	42.3%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,036	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.1%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.3%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.4%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.0%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.7%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	41,527	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.3%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.0%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.0%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$749	$1,251	n/a

Education in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	15.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.4%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.3%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.3%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.0%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Statistic	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.9%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	6.2%	16.7%

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