Demographics of Oconee County, Georgia

Oconee County, Georgia had 44,893 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,889 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Oconee County, in four figures

44,893
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.9%
Change since July 2020: +2,889 people.; 41.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $121,217 ±$9,495
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Oconee County, Georgia's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oconee County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Oconee County, Georgia's population grew 6.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oconee County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,004	100.0	100.0
2021	43,030	102.4	100.2
2022	43,622	103.9	100.7
2023	44,114	105.0	101.6
2024	44,524	106.0	102.5
2025	44,893	106.9	103.1

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Population of Oconee County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	42,004	+221	0	+1	+215
2021	43,030	+1,026	−26	+18	+1,051
2022	43,622	+592	−2	+61	+560
2023	44,114	+492	−39	+57	+482
2024	44,524	+410	−50	+81	+387
2025	44,893	+369	−48	+58	+363

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.1 ±0.7: for men 40.3 ±1.3 and for women 41.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Oconee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	2,065 ±63	4.7% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,234 ±418	21.2% ±1.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,751 ±449	8.6% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,518 ±528	21.9% ±1.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,677 ±510	26.8% ±1.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,306 ±518	16.8% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $121,217 ±$9,495, and income per person $57,550 ±$4,427, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Oconee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,129 ±282	7.5% ±1.9	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,313 ±259	8.8% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,600 ±327	10.7% ±2.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,018 ±313	13.5% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,989 ±401	19.9% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,110 ±299	14.1% ±2.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,835 ±483	25.6% ±3.2	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Oconee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,687 ±636	6.2% ±1.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	707 ±243	6.3% ±2.2	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,508 ±388	6.7% ±1.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	472 ±195	4.9% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oconee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oconee County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	15,680 ±38	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.4% ±1.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.3% ±2.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.7% ±2.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$461,600 ±$18,705	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,462 ±$227	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Oconee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,538 ±0	5.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,764 ±201	82.1% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,473 ±322	3.4% ±0.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,043 ±82	4.7% ±0.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	30 to 186	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 122	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,561 ±385	3.6% ±0.9	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Oconee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	26,130 ±802	60.0% ±1.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,947 ±873	32.0% ±2.0	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	166 to 594	0.4% to 1.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,094 ±381	7.1% ±0.9	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,839 ±396	4.2% ±0.9	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,255 ±256	2.9% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Oconee County among the counties of Georgia

48th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Oconee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Laurens County	51,041	+3.0%
Habersham County	50,416	+9.3%
Colquitt County	47,438	+3.3%
Thomas County	46,368	+1.3%
Polk County	45,514	+6.0%
Oconee County	44,893	+6.9%
Coffee County	44,407	+3.2%
Baldwin County	44,029	+0.6%
Tift County	42,254	+2.1%
Murray County	41,607	+4.0%
Harris County	37,280	+6.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026