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Oconee County, GA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Athens-Clarke County, GA
Designated Market Area: Atlanta, GA-AL-NC
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 43,588   ( 10,780 from 2010 , 1,789 from 2020)
Land area: 184.3 square miles
Population density: 236.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:36,164 82.97% 27.8%
Black:2,0704.75% 28.6%
Indian:700.16% 125.8%
Asian:2,0314.66% 99.1%
2+ races:6871.58% 85.7%
Hispanic:2,5665.89% 78.7%
Total non-White:7,42417.03% 64.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:764 9.1
Deaths:7949.5
Net Migration: 1,78721.4
Net Immigration: 730.9
Change in White population:7,858 24.0
Change in Non-White pop.:2,922 8.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
32,808
28,30686.28%
1,6104.91%
310.09%
1,0203.11%
3701.13%
1,4364.38%
4,50213.72%

2000
26,225
23,11288.13%
1,6536.30%
400.15%
3841.46%
1890.72%
8333.18%
3,11311.87%

1990
17,618
16,10291.40%
1,2847.29%
710.40%
270.15%
n/a
1340.76%
1,5168.60%

1980
12,427
11,06989.07%
1,2429.99%
50.04%
130.10%
n/a
910.73%
1,35810.93%

1970
7,915
6,61383.55%
1,26115.93%
00.00%
20.03%
n/a
400.51%
1,302 16.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,300 12.6
1,6126.1
5,14419.6
3591.4
5,194 19.8
1,389 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
2,701 15.3
1,3317.6
5,79032.9
1280.7
7,010 39.8
1,597 9.1
1980's
NumberRate
2,214 17.8
852 6.9
3,810 30.7
n/a
5,033 40.5
158 1.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
3,603 45.5
n/a
4,456 56.3
56 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Oconee County, GA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.2
11,019 25.3%
32,569 74.7%
6,503 14.9%
14,330
2.92
11,869 82.8%
10,387 87.5%
468 3.9%
2,461 17.2%

2010
NumberPercent
39.1
9,303 28.4%
23,505 71.6%
3,578 10.9%
11,622
2.81
9,346 80.4%
7,828 83.8%
670 7.2%
2,276 19.6%

2000
NumberPercent
35.3
7,938 30.3%
18,287 69.7%
2,241 8.5%
9,041
2.87
7,346 81.3%
6,272 85.4%
510 6.9%
1,695 18.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
5,106 29.0%
12,512 71.0%
1,636 9.3%
6,160
2.84
5,012 81.4%
4,282 85.4%
318 6.3%
1,148 18.6%

1980
NumberPercent
28.6
3,786 30.5%
8,641 69.5%
1,075 8.7%
4,268
2.91
3,434 80.5%
2,965 86.3%
193 5.6%
834 19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Oconee County, GA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units15,073 
Median Value$389,200 
Occupied14,33095.1%
Vacant7434.9%
Owned11,97783.6%
Rented2,35316.4%
Median Rent$1,391 
Single-Family Units14,13093.7%
    Detached13,46889.4%
    Attached6624.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units1581.0%
Mobile Homes5783.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oconee County, GA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003942.7%
$10,000 to $14,999990.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991721.2%
$20,000 to $24,9993272.3%
$25,000 to $29,9992001.4%
$30,000 to $34,9992101.5%
$35,000 to $39,9992731.9%
$40,000 to $44,9993482.4%
$45,000 to $49,9993742.6%
$50,000 to $59,9998375.8%
$60,000 to $74,9991,2048.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,81812.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,3859.7%
$125,000 to $149,9991,62811.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991,95913.7%
$200,000 or more3,10221.6%
Median Household Income116,221 
Per Capita Income53,848 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state99 
Compared to U.S.94 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4663.3%
Public Assistance3212.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5684.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,99373.3%
Unemployed5702.3%
In Armed Forces40.0%
Total Labor Force18,56775.6%
Not in Labor Force5,98324.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,4365,19255.3%
Non-Profit3951,04627.4%
Self-Employed1,8811,07963.5%
Local Government49189435.5%
State Government1,6011,22456.7%
Federal Government2789674.3%
Total Private + Self8,3176,27157.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,7653,26045.9%
Total11,0829,53153.8%
Pct. Govt.22.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts3,97719.2%
Sales and Office Occupations4,02019.4%
Professional, Technical7,06034.1%
Service Occupations2,38511.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1770.9%
All others3,26015.7%
White Collar 72.7%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services3,79318.3%
Health care and social assistance2,55512.3%
Retail trade2,0259.8%
Professional, scientific, technical1,7318.4%
Manufacturing1,6948.2%
Construction1,2005.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0375.0%
Other services1,0345.0%
Public administration8374.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8143.9%
Finance and insurance8123.9%
Accommodation and food services7953.8%
Transportation and warehousing6373.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5482.6%
Wholesale trade3761.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3341.6%
Information3251.6%
Utilities1550.7%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oconee County, GA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,6353.89%
Puerto Rican1120.27%
Cuban330.08%
Dominican80.02%
Total Central American3990.95%
Costa Rican100.02%
Guatemalan2700.64%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan830.20%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran360.09%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1730.41%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian430.10%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian210.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1090.26%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic380.09%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese6141.46%
Korean4601.10%
Indian1420.34%
Taiwanese840.20%
Japanese710.17%
Vietnamese610.15%
Filipino340.08%
Cambodian160.04%
Thai100.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English36,21490.6%
Spanish1,7234.3%
Chinese7061.8%
Other Asian4071.0%
Korean4031.0%
Other Indo-European1360.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1330.3%
German, other Germanic1070.3%
Vietnamese570.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English7,33917.5%
Irish4,99211.9%
German4,70111.2%
American3,6408.7%
European1,5193.6%
Scotch-Irish1,2913.1%
Italian1,0952.6%
Scottish1,0102.4%
French7131.7%
British5301.3%
Polish4321.0%
Norwegian3460.8%
Danish2850.7%
Swedish2690.6%
Welsh2580.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen40,70997.0%
Not a citizen1,2693.0%
Native38,79892.4%
Foreign-born3,1807.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oconee County, GA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
395 1.4%846 3.1%4,420 16.1%7,126 25.9%7,238 26.3%7,450 27.1%
  Average years of education: 15.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 395 1.4%
9-12 Years 846 3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,420 16.1%
Some College 7,126 25.9%
Bach. Degree 7,238 26.3%
Grad Degree 7,450 27.1%
Average years of education: 15.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Oconee County, GA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 9,460 9,059 401 4.2% 5.4%
1991 9,681 9,357 324 3.3% 5.3%
1992 9,794 9,412 382 3.9% 6.6%
1993 10,150 9,864 286 2.8% 5.7%
1994 10,713 10,467 246 2.3% 5.1%
1995 11,607 11,391 216 1.9% 4.8%
1996 12,415 12,169 246 2.0% 4.6%
1997 12,910 12,662 248 1.9% 4.5%
1998 13,449 13,216 233 1.7% 4.2%
1999 13,673 13,479 194 1.4% 3.8%
2000 14,270 13,908 362 2.5% 3.5%
2001 14,518 14,120 398 2.7% 4.1%
2002 15,154 14,658 496 3.3% 5.3%
2003 15,925 15,438 487 3.1% 5.1%
2004 16,109 15,581 528 3.3% 5.1%
2005 17,132 16,495 637 3.7% 5.7%
2006 17,384 16,789 595 3.4% 5.1%
2007 17,984 17,403 581 3.2% 4.9%
2008 18,788 17,963 825 4.4% 6.8%
2009 18,564 17,351 1,213 6.5% 10.4%
2010 16,875 15,655 1,220 7.2% 10.7%
2011 16,879 15,710 1,169 6.9% 10.1%
2012 17,016 15,960 1,056 6.2% 9.0%
2013 17,076 16,125 951 5.6% 8.1%
2014 17,232 16,355 877 5.1% 7.1%
2015 17,385 16,602 783 4.5% 6.1%
2016 18,472 17,706 766 4.1% 5.4%
2017 19,648 18,946 702 3.6% 4.8%
2018 20,121 19,516 605 3.0% 4.0%
2019 20,054 19,531 523 2.6% 3.5%
2020 19,208 18,487 721 3.8% 6.5%
2021 20,071 19,621 450 2.2% 3.9%
2022 19,984 19,523 461 2.3% 3.0%
2023 20,561 20,061 500 2.4% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com