COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olar vs Orangeburg
PLACE A
Olar, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Olar is 98% smaller than Orangeburg. Orangeburg earns more, with a median household income $11,135 higher. Orangeburg has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -16%).
OLARORANGEBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population20113,383−98% vs Orangeburg
Population density2561,485−1,229
Population growth-16.3%-5.2%−11.2 pts
Median age40.236.4+3.8
Male52.5%47.4%+5.1 pts
Female47.5%52.6%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.5%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.9%20.4%+28.5 pts
Black27.3%73.7%−46.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.7%1.1%−0.4 pts
Other23.0%4.1%+19.0 pts
Median household income$27,500$38,635−$11,135
Per capita income$21,651$19,990+$1,661
Poverty rate22.3%32.6%−10.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.513+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%26.3%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree11.7%13.5%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%11.8%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation42.3%50.5%−8.2 pts
Median home value$90,000$163,500−$73,500
Median gross rent$1,188$848+$340
Owner-occupied81.3%44.6%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate48.4%22.5%+25.9 pts
Rent-burdened households83.3%54.4%+29.0 pts
Average commute33.924.3+9.7
Worked from home0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured1.4%11.2%−9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025