Oglethorpe County, Georgia Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Oglethorpe County is 5th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in People per household

Oglethorpe County is 9th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Home ownership rate

Oglethorpe County, Georgia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Current population (2012) 14,618 109th 9,919,945 313,914,040
Size in square miles 439.0 43rd 57,513.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 33.9 121st 168.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 128th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.5% 109th 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.2% 43rd 11.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 76.1% 97th 84.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 14.8% 70th 27.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Race - White 80.0% 44th 62.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 17.3% 115th 31.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 138th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 102nd 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 122nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 39th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.8% 93rd 9.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 76.6% 36th 55.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Female residents 50.3% 109th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.8% 116th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Housing units 6,532 112th 4,102,992 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.4% 143rd 20.5% 25.9%
Households 4,793 111th 3,490,754 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 82.3% 9th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $134,500 49th $160,200 $186,200
People per household 3.0 5th 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 45 57th 24,350 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Income per capita $19,052 76th $25,383 $27,915
Income per household $43,255 42nd $49,736 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.1% 118th 16.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Oglethorpe County Rank Georgia US
Non-farm private establishments 170 120th 214,635 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 1,088 134th 3,328,033 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,296 98th 901,105 27,092,908
Retail sales $69,636 117th $117,516,907 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $4,988 121st $12,326 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $1,816 132nd $16,976,235 $613,795,732

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