Demographics

POPULATION	2000	2010
Orangeburg County	91,582	92,501
City of Orangeburg	12,765	13,964
South Carolina	4,012,012	4,625,364
United States	281,421,906	308,745,538

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ESRI Forecasts for 2014 and 2019.

POPULATION BY AGE

2014
0 – 4	6,162	6.7%	5,754	6.3%
5 – 9	5,704	6.2%	5,630	6.2%
10 – 14	5,776	6.2%	5,647	6.2%
15 – 19	7,490	8.1%	6,228	6.8%
20 – 24	7,784	8.4%	6,451	7.2%
25 – 34	10,415	11.3%	11,232	12.4%
35 – 44	10,211	11.0%	9,915	10.9%
45 – 54	12,938	14.0%	10,391	11.4%
55 – 64	12,287	13.3%	12,449	13.7%
65 – 74	7,919	8.6%	10,589	11.6%
75 – 84	4,238	4.6%	4,885	5.4%
85+	1,577	1.7%	1,676	1.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Summary File, ESRI Forecasts for 2014 and 2019.

POPULATION WITHIN COMMUTING DISTANCE City of Orangeburg	2000	2010	2014	2019	% Δ 2014-2019
15 mile radius	70,439	70,919	69,926	69,039	-1%
30 mile radius	175,370	181,047	180,891	181,527	0%
45 mile radius	810,576	893,371	915,126	946,517	3%

Source: U.S. Census Summary Profile from ESRI Forecasts for 2014 and 2019.

POPULATION BY RACE 2010
White Alone	31,770	33.7%	31,589	34.4%	31,038	34.1%
Black Alone	57,535	61.0%	56,613	61.6%	55,609	61.2%
American Indian Alone	491	0.5%	549	0.6%	615	0.7%
Asian Alone	752	0.8%	810	0.9%	920	1.0%
Pacific Islander Alone	14	0.0%	14	0.0%	14	0.0%
Some Other Race Alone	843	0.9%	996	1.1%	1,203	1.3%
Two or More Races	1,096	1.2%	1,275	1.4%	1,538	1.7%
Hispanic Origin (Any Race)	1,767	1.9%	2,053	2.2%	2,451	2.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ESRI Forecasts for 2014 and 2019.

INCOME & HOUSEHOLDS

Per Capita Income 2013 = $31,067
Median Household Income 2014 = $32,353

HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION 2014
<$15,000	9,095	25.3%	8,551	23.9%
$15,000-$24,999	5,461	15.2%	4,542	12.7%
$25,000-$34,999	4,330	12.1%	4,137	11.6%
$35,000-$49,999	5,506	15.3%	5,335	14.9%
$50,000-$74,999	6,025	16.8%	6,281	17.6%
$75,000-$99,999	2,862	8.0%	3,597	10.1%
$100,000-$149,999	1,599	4.5%	1,962	5.5%
$150,000-$199,999	551	1.5%	701	2.0%
$200,000+	491	1.4%	598	1.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and ESRI forecasts for 2014 and 2019.

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER EXPENDITURES (2014)

Category	Avg. Amount Spent	Category	Avg. Amount Spent
Food	$5,482.98	Healthcare	$3,246.77
Adult Beverages	$303.349	Entertainment & Rec	$2,149.03
Housing	$12,668.51	Personal Care Prod	$481.60
Household Operations	$1,057.25	Education	$716.69
Housekeeping Supplies	$496.71	Smoking Products	$406.11
Household Furnishings	$1,004.65	Misc.	$808.29
Apparel & Services	$883.46	Support Payments	$1,584.10
Transportation	$7,205.67	Life/Other Insurance	$328.16
Travel	$1,062.70	Pension & Soc. Sec.	$4,079.34

Source: ESRI Household Budget Expenditures Forecasts for 2014, derived from BLS 2011 and 2012 Consumer Expenditure Survey

LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
1998	40,698	37,874	2,824	6.9%
1999	41,750	37,334	4,416	10.6%
2000	41,017	38,691	2,326	5.7%
2001	39,521	36,125	3,396	8.6%
2002	39,682	36,186	3,496	8.8%
2003	40,006	36,037	3,969	9.9%
2004	39,598	35,869	3,729	9.4%
2005	40,446	36,529	4,187	10.4%
2006	39,939	36,298	3,641	9.1%
2007	40,356	37,116	3,240	8.0%
2008	41,096	36,972	4,124	10.0%
2009	41,676	35,215	6,461	15.5%
2010	41,664	35,409	6,255	15.0%
2011	41,194	35,095	6,099	14.8%
2012	40,779	35,381	5,398	13.2%
2013	40,216	35,514	4,702	11.7%

Source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics LAUS

UNIONS

South Carolina is a right-to-work state and has the 2nd lowest private sector unionization rate in the U.S. (at 1.9%); South Carolina also ranks 7th lowest in Private Manufacturing (at 3.5%), and second lowest overall (at 2.1%). At 0.3%, the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area has the 21st lowest private sector unionization membership rate among all MSAs in US.

INDUSTRY SECTORS

Industry Description	Employing Units	Employment	% of Total	Avg. Weekly Wage
Total	1,671	27,766	100%	$665
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing	64	565	2.0%	$655
Utilities	6	362	1.3%	$1,117
Construction	112	672	2.4%	$687
Manufacturing	65	4,728	17.0%	$923
Wholesale Trade	59	595	2.1%	1,180
Retail Trade	379	4,777	17.0%	$433
Transportation & Warehousing	72	828	3.1%	$720
Information	11	188	0.6%	$720
Finance & Insurance	88	684	2.4%	$944
Real Estate	43	239	1.0%	$639
Professional & Technical Services	74	356	1.4%	$735
Mgmt. of Companies & Enterprises	9	105	0.4%	$401
Educational Services	35	3515	12.2%	$728
Administrative & Waste Services	66	768	2.4%	$484
Health Care & Social Assistance	191	3,990	15.1%	$790
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation	18	235	0.9%	$370
Accommodation & Food Services	162	3,323	11.3%	$274
Public Administration	42	1,583	5.6%	$671

Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Q3 2014.

PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION

Orangeburg County has three public school districts comprised of thirty-three schools, which includes one primary school, fifteen elementary schools, ten middle schools and seven high schools.

District	Orangeburg 3	Orangeburg 4	Orangeburg 5
Enrollment	2,982	3,877	6,874
Total SAT Score	1189	1255	1190
Total ACT Score	16.8	17.9	15.8
Pupil / Teacher Ratio	18.1:1	20.2:1	21.2:1
Expenditure Per Pupil	$11,911	$9,299	$11,599
Attendance Rate	92.3%	95.3%	92.3%
Annual Dropout Rate	4.2%	1.6%	1.8%
Teachers with Advanced Degrees	57.3%	61.2%	69.2%

Source: South Carolina Department of Education 2014 School District Report Cards

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

School Name	Enrollment	Grades	Denomination
Holly Hill Academy	230	PK-12	Nonsectarian
Orangeburg Prepatory School	766	PK-12	Nonsectarian
Vanard Mendinghall Jr. Academy	13	KG-8	7th Day Adventist
Wesley Christian School	27	PK-12	Christian
Orangeburg Christian Academy	16	KG-12	Christian

Source: SC Private School Enrollment, 2012-2013.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population Age 25+	Percent
Less Than 9th Grade	7.2%
9th to 12th Grade, No Diploma	13.5%
High School Graduate (includes equivalency)	35.4%
Some College, No Degree	17.3%
Associate’s Degree	8.0%
Bachelor’s Degree	11.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%
High School Graduate or Higher	79.3%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher	18.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau’s 2009 – 2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

HIGHER EDUCATION STATISTICS

Institution	Enrollment	Graduates	Location
Allen University	660	81	Columbia
Benedict College	2,444	309	Columbia
Central Carolina Technical College	3,963	612	Camden
Charleston Southern University	3,367	593	Charleston
Claflin University	1,886	396	Orangeburg
College of Charleston	11,456	2,487	Charleston
Columbia College	1,221	348	Columbia
Columbia International Univ.	1,103	315	Columbia
Midlands Technical College	11,424	2,066	Columbia
Morris College	780	152	Sumter
Newberry College	1,093	197	Newberry
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College	3,060	434	Orangeburg
South Carolina State Univ.	3,331	738	Orangeburg
Southern Methodist College	40	0	Orangeburg
Trident Technical College	16,136	3,298	Charleston
University of South Carolina	32,974	7,470	Columbia
U.S.C. Sumter	879	92	Sumter

Source: The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education 2013-2014. Enrollment Fall 2014, Graduates AY 2013-2014.

POPULATION BY AGE

INCOME & HOUSEHOLDS

AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER EXPENDITURES (2014)

UNIONS

INDUSTRY SECTORS

PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

HIGHER EDUCATION STATISTICS

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