Orangeburg.
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South Carolina·Orangeburg County
8 tracts·11K people·$164K median·1,233/mi²
Black 74 · White 20 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 1 · Hispanic 1 · Other 1
Living alone 48 · Other 27 · Married couple 26
Manufacturing 22 · Health 22 · Professional 17 · Retail 15 · Public admin 14 · Leisure 10 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Production · transport 25 · Service 24 · Sales · office 21 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 30 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Orangeburg is $163,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Orangeburg has 13,253 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 73.7% Black, 20.4% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 26.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 32.6% (Census ACS).
Felton Laboratory Charter School (35%), Marshall Elementary (27%) and Sheridan Elementary (24%) lead the elementary schools; William J. Clark Middle is the middle school with reported scores (21%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $848/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Orangeburg is $38,635 a year, 55% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Orangeburg, median rent is $848/month and the median home value is $163,500 (Census ACS).
Orangeburg reported 15.7 violent crimes and 64.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 37°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Orangeburg are earthquake (82), strong wind (72) and ice storm (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Orangeburg, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).