Orangeburg County, South Carolina

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,531
Median household income: $43,214
Median home value: $109,700

Orangeburg County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 83,531. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $43,214 is below the South Carolina median ($66,818).

From 2019 to 2023, Orangeburg County's population declined 4.7% from 87,687 to 83,531, while its median household income rose 13.9% from $37,955 to $43,214.

19.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,531
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,214
Median home value: $109,700
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 41,420
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

87,68783,531

Median household income

$37,955$43,214

Median home value

$92,700$109,700

Median gross rent

$687$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	87,687	$37,955	$92,700	$687
2020	86,953	$36,802	$91,700	$699
2021	84,909	$38,052	$92,800	$738
2022	84,159	$41,020	$105,500	$771
2023	83,531	$43,214	$109,700	$804

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,387	5.3%
5 to 17	13,667	16.4%
18 to 24	8,985	10.8%
25 to 34	9,592	11.5%
35 to 44	8,718	10.4%
45 to 54	9,186	11.0%
55 to 64	11,769	14.1%
65 to 74	10,238	12.3%
75 and over	6,989	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,673	33.1%
Black or African American	51,371	61.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	270	0.3%
Asian	669	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	98	0.1%
Two or more races	1,341	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,100	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,426	16.7%
High school graduate	18,864	33.4%
Some college or associate's	17,264	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,842	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,096	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,529	82.0%
Carpooled	2,725	8.8%
Public transit	19	0.1%
Walked	343	1.1%
Bicycle	21	0.1%
Worked from home	2,068	6.6%
Other means	422	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,852	27.0%
15 to 29 min	8,714	30.0%
30 to 44 min	5,153	17.7%
45 to 59 min	3,236	11.1%
60+ min	4,104	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 23.9% (19,137 of 80,196)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,104	61.1%
Nonfamily households	12,776	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,880	79.4%
Vacant	8,540	20.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,670	65.9%
Renter-occupied	11,210	34.1%

1-unit, detached56.5%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other31.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,411	56.5%
1-unit, attached	507	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3,277	7.9%
5 to 19 units	931	2.2%
20 or more units	340	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12,954	31.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 45075
State: South Carolina
Land area: 1,106 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 33.4361, -80.8029