Oconee County, SC
Demographic and economic profile of Oconee County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Oconee County is a small, largely owner-occupied community of 82,475 in the western corner of South Carolina, with a homeownership rate of 76.2% and median home values of $217,200—well below national norms—alongside median gross rent of just $876 per month. The labor force is relatively modest in participation (52.4%) and education (28.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher), with median worker earnings of $36,630 and an unemployment rate of 6.1%. The county's median age of 47.3 years and 3.7% population growth over five years point to a slowly expanding, older resident base, with a poverty rate of 16.4% and per capita income of $37,575 reflecting a cost-contained but lower-wage regional economy.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+3.7% since 2018
Oconee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone67,741 (84.2%)
- Black or African American Alone4,291 (5.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,008 (3.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,502 (3.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,964 (2.4%)
- Asian Alone575 (0.7%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,994
- 2.Other Indo-European280
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)258
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island129
- 5.German or other West Germanic118
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,324
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,657
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,623
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,487
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)3,294
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,030
- 2.Service Occupations6,450
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,819
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations5,498
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,754
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.87×)6,067
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.31×)2,944
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)3,175
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)2,026
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.01×)527
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.