Utica

Population: 1,529
Median home value: $135,300

Utica is a community in Oconee County, South Carolina, home to 1,529 residents. At $135,300, its median home value sits below Oconee County's $217,200.

From 2019 to 2023, Utica's population grew 21.6% from 1,257 to 1,529, while its median home value rose 182.5% from $47,900 to $135,300.

10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,529
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $135,300
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 883
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2571,529

Median household income

$38,958$58,958

Median home value

$47,900$135,300

Median gross rent

$869$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,257	$38,958	$47,900	$869
2020	1,761	$58,958	$95,500	$1,243
2021	1,729	—	$91,400	$1,087
2022	1,654	—	$130,800	$1,107
2023	1,529	—	$135,300	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3420.3%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.7%
5 to 17	399	26.1%
18 to 24	64	4.2%
25 to 34	311	20.3%
35 to 44	125	8.2%
45 to 54	260	17.0%
55 to 64	98	6.4%
65 to 74	184	12.0%
75 and over	47	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	556	36.4%
Black or African American	887	58.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.5%
Asian	8	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	49	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's65.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	10.9%
High school graduate	143	14.0%
Some college or associate's	666	65.0%
Bachelor's degree	75	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	624	85.1%
Carpooled	23	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	11.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	13.3%
15 to 29 min	360	55.6%
30 to 44 min	51	7.9%
45 to 59 min	15	2.3%
60+ min	135	20.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 17.2% (263 of 1,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	509	70.5%
Nonfamily households	213	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	722	81.8%
Vacant	161	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	322	44.6%
Renter-occupied	400	55.4%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	718	81.3%
1-unit, attached	58	6.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	37	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4573330
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6760, -82.9221