CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Oak Grove

South Carolina · 8,183 residents · 7.58 sq mi

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Oak Grove is a city of 8,183 people in South Carolina. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.8% of people here. Median home value sits at $85,000. There are 1,638 fewer people here than in 2009. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,183

−17%vs 2009

vs 9,821 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

36.1

−1%vs 2009

vs 36.3 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

7.58 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(539)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(574)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.8%(477)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.1%(414)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3416.5%(1,349)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4418.7%(1,532)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414%(1,149)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.6%(782)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.8%(478)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843%(243)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(82)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,338

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $46,894 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,509

−16%vs 2009

vs $23,103 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

4.8%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 8.1% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$85,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $119,400 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$491

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $610 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

76.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 78.9% in 2009

23.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(8,320)

Black7.1%(702)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(447)

Asian2.4%(234)

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(7,147)

Black8.1%(662)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(184)

Asian1%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.8%(835)

Central American3.5%(428)

Guatemalan3%(371)

Puerto Rican1.4%(176)

South American0.6%(79)

Chilean0.3%(38)

Honduran0.3%(36)

Venezuelan0.2%(27)

Salvadoran0.2%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(18)

Uruguayan0.1%(14)

Cuban0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(87)

Filipino0.4%(53)

Asian Indian0.2%(20)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Burmese0.1%(9)

Thai0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German11.9%(1,461)

English11%(1,353)

Irish9.7%(1,192)

American7.5%(919)

Italian3.7%(454)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(346)

Subsaharan African2%(243)

Polish1.7%(208)

Scottish1.7%(208)

French1%(126)

Dutch0.9%(106)

Norwegian0.9%(106)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.8%(100)

Danish0.6%(79)

Iranian0.5%(61)

Russian0.3%(42)

Arab0.3%(41)

Lithuanian0.3%(39)

Canadian0.3%(33)

French Canadian0.2%(24)

Greek0.2%(21)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

British0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 21.4% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 87.4% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 7.6% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.1%(705)

Married62.8%(1,912)

Widowed2.2%(68)

Divorced11.9%(361)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(724)

Married57.6%(2,003)

Widowed9.3%(323)

Divorced12.3%(426)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(204)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(248)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(213)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 676 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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