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Olanta, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Olanta is a Census town of 806 people across 1.01 square miles of land, in Florence County. Median household income is $54,464, 58.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Olanta
What Olanta is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.01 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land800 plus or minus 276
- County holding the largest share of its areaFlorence County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Olanta
How many people live in Olanta
- Population806 plus or minus 278
- Median age38.5 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 18180 plus or minus 90
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Population 65 and over114 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over14.1 percent
- Households284 plus or minus 80
- Family households224 plus or minus 76
- Share of households that are families78.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Olanta
Income and work in Olanta
- Median household income$54,464 plus or minus $17,666
- Per capita income$25,047
- Civilian labor force369 plus or minus 153
- Employed308 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed61 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate16.5 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Adults 25 and over546 plus or minus 162
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent plus or minus 34.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Olanta
Housing in Olanta
- Housing units312 plus or minus 83
- Occupied units284 plus or minus 80
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate9.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied166 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied118 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate58.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$845
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units289 plus or minus 82
- Share single family92.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more3.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Olanta
How Olanta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute296 plus or minus 149
- Commuting under 15 minutes76 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.7 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more87 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Drove alone92.7 percent
- Carpooled1.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Olanta
Flood risk in Olanta
- NFIP communityTown of Olanta
- NFIP community number450080
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/14(M)
The Town of Olanta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450080 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Florence County, not Olanta
Florence County context, not Olanta figures
- Establishments in Florence County3,282
- Covered employment, Florence County68,848
- Average annual pay, Florence County$52,861
- Housing units permitted, Florence County666
Every figure in this section is published for Florence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Olanta.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Olanta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Olanta, South Carolina?
806, in 284 households. Olanta town covers 1.01 square miles of land, which is 800 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Olanta in?
Florence County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Olanta?
$54,464. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,000. Median gross rent is $845 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Olanta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Olanta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Olanta, town of, community 450080, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Olanta figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Florence County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Olanta.
Is zoning published for Olanta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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