Oconee County, GA

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2023 Population

42,788

1.93% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.7

1.21% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

6.08%

36.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$115,925

0.255% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$425,100

9.22% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

20,840

0.667% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Oconee County, GA had a population of 42.8k people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $115,925. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oconee County, GA grew from 41,978 to 42,788, a 1.93% increase and its median household income declined from $116,221 to $115,925, a −0.255% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oconee County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.23%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.84%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.14%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.12%).

None of the households in Oconee County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Oconee County, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Oconee County, GA was $425,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.6%.

Most people in Oconee County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Oconee County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Oconee County, GA borders Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Greene County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, and Walton County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Oconee County, GA is home to a population of 42.8k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 7.1% of Oconee County, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.04k people).

In 2023, there were 19.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.3k people) in Oconee County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.81k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.64k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Oconee County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oconee County, GA was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oconee County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oconee County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.3k ± 185
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.81k ± 154
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.64k ± 416

5.76%

Hispanic Population

2.47k people

5.76% of the people in Oconee County, GA are hispanic (2.47k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oconee County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

7.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.04k people

7.45%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.13k people

As of 2023, 7.1% of Oconee County, GA residents (3.04k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oconee County, GA was 7.45%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oconee County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
760 ± 172
Gulf War (1990s)
379 ± 139
Gulf War (2001-)
346 ± 136

Oconee County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oconee County, GA employs 20.8k people. The largest industries in Oconee County, GA are Educational Services (3,593 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,490 people), and Retail Trade (2,056 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,151), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($136,198), and Utilities ($131,615).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

20.8k

2023 Value

± 1,231

0.667%

1 Year growth

± 8.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oconee County, GA grew at a rate of 0.667%, from 20.7k employees to 20.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oconee County, GA, are Management Occupations (3,125 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,439 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,145 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oconee County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.8k

2023 Value

± 1,231

0.667%

1 Year growth

± 8.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oconee County, GA grew at a rate of 0.667%, from 20.7k employees to 20.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oconee County, GA, are Educational Services (3,593 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,490 people), and Retail Trade (2,056 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oconee County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Oconee County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,467

Median earning men ± $5,933

$42,252

Median earning women ± $3,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($137,448), Wholesale Trade ($119,792), and Public Administration ($104,855).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($112,500), Construction ($90,673), and Information ($74,205).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

164
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
123
Construction
100
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$132k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$109k
Manufacturing
$76.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oconee County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 65.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.63%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.63%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oconee County, GA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oconee County, GA was $425,100 in 2023, which is 1.4 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $389,200 to $425,100, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Oconee County, GA is 81.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oconee County, GA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oconee County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Oconee County, GA is $115,925. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Oconee County, GA was Census Tract 306 with a value of $135,337, followed by Census Tract 303 and Census Tract 305, with respective values of $112,401 and $95,500.

In 2023, 8.12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Oconee County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.88%.

Housing

Property

$425,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,154

$12,012

Median Property Taxes

±$785

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oconee County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oconee County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.6%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 81.6% of the housing units in Oconee County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oconee County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 306
Census Tract 303
Census Tract 305

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oconee County, GA was Census Tract 306 with a value of $135,337, followed by Census Tract 303 and Census Tract 305, with respective values of $112,401 and $95,500.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Oconee County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$115,925

Median Household Income

± $10,206

14.7k

Number of Households

± 905

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.7k households in Oconee County, GA declined from $115,925 from the previous year's value of $116,221.

The following chart displays the households in Oconee County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oconee County, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.5%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Carpooled (6.15%)

In 2023, 74.5% of workers in Oconee County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oconee County, GA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.65% of the workforce in Oconee County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oconee County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oconee County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oconee County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.12% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Oconee County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.88%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

6.08% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oconee County, GA (2.59k out of 42.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oconee County, GA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 6.3% of the children was living in poverty in Oconee County, GA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.7% of the population of Oconee County, GA has health coverage, with 62.2% on employee plans, 5.12% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 0.977% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oconee County, GA see 839 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.07% increase from the previous year (822 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1484 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 391 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

839 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oconee County, GA

Primary care physicians in Oconee County, GA see an average of 839 patients per year. This represents a 2.07% increase from the previous year (822 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Oconee County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 15.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.26%

Uninsured

62.2%

Employer Coverage

5.12%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

0.977%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oconee County, GA declined by 13.2% from 7.22% to 6.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oconee County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Oconee County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Oconee County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 29.8% in Oconee County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Oconee County, GA.