Demographics of Oconee County, South Carolina

Oconee County, South Carolina had 83,775 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,981 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

83,775
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.3%
Change since July 2020: +4,981 people.; 47.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,388 ±$4,319
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, South Carolina's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Oconee County, South Carolina'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Oconee County, South Carolina's population grew 6.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Oconee County, South Carolina'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	78,794	100.0	100.0
2021	79,380	100.7	100.2
2022	80,280	101.9	100.7
2023	81,552	103.5	101.6
2024	82,566	104.8	102.5
2025	83,775	106.3	103.1

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Population of Oconee County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	78,794	+182	−38	+2	+235
2021	79,380	+586	−499	+26	+1,071
2022	80,280	+900	−549	+151	+1,251
2023	81,552	+1,272	−420	+281	+1,389
2024	82,566	+1,014	−458	+476	+977
2025	83,775	+1,209	−446	+242	+1,421

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.3 ±0.5: for men 46.2 ±0.6 and for women 48.5 ±0.5. 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	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,562 ±285	4.4% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,812 ±533	14.7% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,937 ±594	7.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,181 ±653	21.4% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,962 ±743	27.3% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,015 ±905	24.9% ±1.1	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,388 ±$4,319, and income per person $39,360 ±$2,073, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina 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	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,780 ±730	19.6% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,418 ±749	21.5% ±2.1	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,593 ±591	16.2% ±1.7	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,161 ±420	12.1% ±1.2	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,613 ±703	16.3% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,257 ±300	6.5% ±0.9	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,693 ±497	7.8% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	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	South Carolina	United States
All ages	14,009 ±1,407	17.6% ±1.8	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,956 ±596	26.2% ±3.6	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,703 ±858	20.2% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,350 ±367	8.9% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Oconee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Oconee County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	42,100 ±55	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±1.6	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.2% ±1.3	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.8% ±2.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$237,100 ±$9,039	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$881 ±$38	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,022 ±0	6.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	66,876 ±192	83.1% ±0.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,159 ±416	5.2% ±0.5	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	575 ±135	0.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	96 to 490	0.1% to 0.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	55 to 315	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,329 ±516	4.1% ±0.6	3.7% ±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	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	43,723 ±1,496	54.3% ±1.9	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,710 ±1,464	40.6% ±1.8	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	649 ±196	0.8% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,387 ±471	4.2% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,390 ±312	1.7% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,997 ±473	2.5% ±0.6	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Oconee County among the counties of South Carolina

17th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Oconee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Dorchester County	178,397	+10.1%
Pickens County	139,198	+5.7%
Florence County	138,504	+1.2%
Lancaster County	114,296	+18.3%
Sumter County	105,067	−0.3%
Oconee County	83,775	+6.3%
Orangeburg County	83,177	−0.9%
Kershaw County	73,166	+11.6%
Laurens County	71,848	+6.2%
Greenwood County	70,379	+1.5%
Georgetown County	65,912	+3.8%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026