Orangeburg, SC Population

Overview

12,779

Total Population

36.1

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

47.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

77

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orangeburg's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orangeburg is 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orangeburg's population under 18 was 16.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orangeburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orangeburg, 14.84% were under the age of 15, 28.83% aged 15 to 29, 38.89% aged 30 to 64, 14.21% aged 65 to 84, and 3.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 407 more females than males in Orangeburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Orangeburg, SC.
The Orangeburg, SC gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 859.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 649.

Orangeburg's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orangeburg population: 26.47% are White, 70.81% are Black or African American, 0.18% are Asian, 0.96% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.23% are some other race and 1.35% are multiracial.
Orangeburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 77 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,702 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orangeburg is Black or African American with a population of 9,049 (70.81% of the total population).

Orangeburg's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 13,990 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Orangeburg's population increased by 376 (2.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orangeburg's population decreased by 610 (4.43%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Orangeburg's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,616.