Oconee County is located in westernmost South Carolina. The County Seat is Walhalla and the largest city is Seneca. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.oconeesc.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 75,192 and the 2010 census population was 74,275. The land area is 626.33 square miles and there are 118.6 persons per square mile.
89.5% of the population is White, 7.8% is Black or African American, 4.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% is Asian, 0.3% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races. 83.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 21.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $136,300, there are 30,106 households, an average of 2.45 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,904, the median household income is $41,394, and 19.1% of the persons in Oconee County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,027. Retail sales (in $1000) were $743,455, and sales per capita were $10,518. The percentage of black-owned firms is 2.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.6%.
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