Orangeburg is the center of a regional market
which extends beyond the County boundaries and fulfills a void
created between the StateÕs capital of Columbia (42 miles) and
the port city of Charleston (70 miles).
A demographic profile of the regional market
shows the population of Orangeburg in 1995 at 68,795 within a 15
mile radius, and 201,807 within a 30 mile radius.
The population figures of the market area and
its environs have been aggregated into three categories
representing the ranges of proximity to the City of Orangeburg.
| Primary Market Area
|
Population
|
| |
|
| Metropolitan Orangeburg
|
45,000
|
| |
|
Suburban Tier
15 mile radius of City including parts of Calhoun and
Bamberg Counties. (City population included.)
|
68,795 |
| |
|
Secondary Market Area
30 mile radius of City with area near
Columbia discounted due to that market pull - includes
parts of Dorchester, Calhoun and Bamberg Counties.
(Inclusive of all figures and remainder of Orangeburg
County.)
|
88,012 |
| |
|
| Total Market Area
|
201,807 |
|
|
