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Oconee County, GA

Demographic and economic profile of Oconee County, GA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Oconee County is a small, high-income suburban county of 42,788 residents, with a median household income of $121,217 and a poverty rate of just 6.1%, pointing to a workforce concentrated in professional and managerial occupations rather than goods-producing industries. The labor force is notably well-educated — 54.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — with a 3.0% unemployment rate and median worker earnings of $54,005. The county grew 15.6% over five years, and an 81.6% homeownership rate alongside a median home value of $425,100 reflects both strong residential demand and a largely settled, owner-occupant population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,788

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$121,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+15.6% since 2018

Oconee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,230 (83.2%)
  • Asian Alone2,043 (4.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,573 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,307 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,257 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone683 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,338
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)656
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island551
  4. 4.Korean309
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,128

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,300

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$55,741

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,558
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,308
  3. 3.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,213
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,920
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,689

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,590
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,482
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,612
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,552
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,168

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.53×)2,131
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)6,083
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)536
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.03×)341
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.02×)400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$425,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,347/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9993,278 (26.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,462 (20.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,075 (17.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999965 (7.9%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999837 (6.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999729 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,005

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,901 (75.1%)
  • Worked At Home3,604 (17.0%)
  • Carpooled1,252 (5.9%)
  • Other256 (1.2%)
  • Walked142 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle7 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.