Oconee County, South Carolina Demographics

Oconee County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White

Oconee County is 2nd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Oconee County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Oconee County is 7th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home ownership rate

Oconee County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Home median value

Oconee County is 11th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Income per capita

Oconee County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Oconee County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Oconee County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Oconee County is 17th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Households

Size Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	74,627	18th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	626.3	23rd	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	118.6	20th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	37th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.6%	40th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.4%	4th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.5%	14th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.3%	13th	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	89.7%	2nd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.7%	45th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	38th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	17th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	26th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	14th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	17th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.6%	2nd	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	50.6%	36th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.4%	18th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	38,901	17th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.0%	26th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	29,941	17th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.0%	7th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$134,600	11th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.4	41st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	177	21st	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$24,075	11th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$42,641	17th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.1%	30th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Oconee County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,443	18th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	19,174	18th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	6,027	18th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$743,455	18th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,518	17th	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$62,807	20th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732