Orangeburg

Population: 13,189
Median household income: $33,066
Median home value: $145,000

Located in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, Orangeburg is a community with a population of 13,189. Its median household income of $33,066 runs below the Orangeburg County figure of $43,214.

From 2019 to 2023, Orangeburg's population grew 2.6% from 12,861 to 13,189, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $105,600 to $145,000.

The typical home was built around 1968. 31.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,189
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $33,066
Median home value: $145,000
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 6,219
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,86113,189

Median household income

$31,455$33,066

Median home value

$105,600$145,000

Median gross rent

$699$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,861	$31,455	$105,600	$699
2020	12,713	$28,587	$107,700	$683
2021	12,779	$28,597	$113,700	$707
2022	13,220	$29,340	$134,800	$722
2023	13,189	$33,066	$145,000	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2424.1%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	768	5.8%
5 to 17	1,205	9.1%
18 to 24	3,179	24.1%
25 to 34	1,096	8.3%
35 to 44	1,497	11.4%
45 to 54	1,237	9.4%
55 to 64	1,628	12.3%
65 to 74	1,428	10.8%
75 and over	1,151	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,058	23.2%
Black or African American	9,751	73.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.3%
Asian	114	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	204	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.3%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,472	18.3%
High school graduate	2,156	26.8%
Some college or associate's	2,225	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,036	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,148	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,448	74.6%
Carpooled	700	15.1%
Public transit	17	0.4%
Walked	41	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	411	8.9%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,857	44.1%
15 to 29 min	1,018	24.2%
30 to 44 min	646	15.3%
45 to 59 min	240	5.7%
60+ min	451	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 31.5% (3,275 of 10,397)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,467	49.8%
Nonfamily households	2,490	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,957	79.7%
Vacant	1,262	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,222	44.8%
Renter-occupied	2,735	55.2%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units27.9%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,727	59.9%
1-unit, attached	220	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1,735	27.9%
5 to 19 units	352	5.7%
20 or more units	108	1.7%
Mobile home & other	77	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4553080
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.4936, -80.8669