Orangeburg County, South Carolina
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 83,177 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 83,177 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 84,227 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -1.2% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 84,223 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 92,501 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.3% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.8% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 53.7% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 36.0% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 58.8% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.8% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.2% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 3.1% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 3.4% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 33.8% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 4,023 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 2.2% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 42,007 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 67.0% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $115,800 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,257 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $424 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $841 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 107 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 33,077 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.40 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 91.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 3.8% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 88.0% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 79.9% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 84.2% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 19.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.2% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.8% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.4% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 49.9% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 207,887 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 479,460 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 139,753 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,397,422 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $16,816 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 30.7 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $45,675 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $27,036 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 21.0% 10.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 1,630 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 25,672 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 1,086,208 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 9.0% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2024 6,055 31,985,874
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,218 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 865 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 77 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 322 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 668 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 871 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 76.1 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 83.6 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 1,106.38 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,106.10 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 45075 1