Orangeburg is home to 13,253 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 32.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 44% less than in South Carolina as a whole. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $163,500.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,635, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orangeburg
What changed most since 1990
Black share59.7% → 73.7%(+14.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants55.2% → 44.6%(−10.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$144,004 → $163,500(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Orangeburg's population equals 16% of Orangeburg County's. Its number of households without a car equals 25% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 25% of the county's.
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)43.5%(202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.9%(69)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 464 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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Over time
Orangeburg, decade by decade
Orangeburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
13,739
$53,224
$144,004
23.5%
61.6
2000
12,765
$55,207
$136,260
28.8%
57.7
2010
13,964
$45,056
$177,663
28.3%
50.1
2020
13,240
$34,649
$130,537
27.1%
48.2
2024
13,253
$38,635
$163,500
26.3%
51.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
