Olar

Population: 188
Median household income: $36,607
Median home value: $80,000

Olar is a community in Bamberg County, South Carolina, home to 188 residents. At $36,607, its median household income sits below Bamberg County's $43,206.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olar's population declined 39.4% from 310 to 188.

14.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.89 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 188
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $36,607
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 113
Homeownership rate: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

310188

Median household income

$31,406$36,607

Median home value

$56,300$80,000

Median gross rent

$792$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	310	$31,406	—	$792
2020	307	$31,618	—	$839
2021	203	$44,063	—	$957
2022	179	$39,375	$56,300	$950
2023	188	$36,607	$80,000	$1,125

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.7%

5 to 1725.0%

18 to 240.5%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 4424.5%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 742.7%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	11.7%
5 to 17	47	25.0%
18 to 24	1	0.5%
25 to 34	11	5.9%
35 to 44	46	24.5%
45 to 54	7	3.7%
55 to 64	38	20.2%
65 to 74	5	2.7%
75 and over	11	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79	42.0%
Black or African American	73	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	17.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	25.4%
High school graduate	30	25.4%
Some college or associate's	40	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	8	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone98.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	58	98.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	18.6%
15 to 29 min	22	37.3%
30 to 44 min	2	3.4%
45 to 59 min	17	28.8%
60+ min	7	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 14.9% (28 of 188)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	60.0%
Nonfamily households	26	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	65	57.5%
Vacant	48	42.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	46	70.8%
Renter-occupied	19	29.2%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30	26.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4552585
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.79 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.1799, -81.1853