Sumter, SC Demographic Data
Sumter, SC Summary
Sumter is located in Sumter County in South Carolina
- Population: 40,628
- Area: 32.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 32.09 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,258.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 144.36 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sumter, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
22,186
54%
50.8
Male
18,574
46%
49.2
Total Population
40,760
323,128,000
Sumter, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,781
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,884
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,656
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,052
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,818
9.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,299
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,623
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,280
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,950
4.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,255
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,184
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,896
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,082
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
30,813
75.6%
77.2
Female
17,004
55.2%
51.3
Male
13,809
44.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
28,612
70.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,446
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,162
15.1%
15.2
Female
3,834
62.2%
55.8
Male
2,328
37.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Sumter, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
39,756
97.5%
96.8
White
19,449
47.7%
72.6
Black or African American
19,266
47.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
56
0.1%
0.8
Asian
665
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
63
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
15
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
265
0.7%
0.9
Japanese
11
0.0%
0.2
Korean
60
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
141
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
110
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
320
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,004
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,573
3.9%
17.8
Mexican
614
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
173
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
777
1.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,187
96.1%
82.2
Sumter, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,373
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,523
9.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,179
24.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,576
25.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,245
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,032
15.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,641
10.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,896
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,673
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,673
26.1%
31.2
Sumter, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,890
36.7%
33.7%
Now Married
13,366
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,512
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
1,167
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,504
7.7
5.8%
Sumter, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
35,492
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,487
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,316
3.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
609
1.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
434
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
128
0.3%
1.1%
Sumter, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,802
11.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
987
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,292
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,221
13.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,437
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,902
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,558
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,332
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
433
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
268
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
38,538
57,617
Per capita income
22,457
31,128
Sumter, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
90
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,302
8.4%
9.8
Construction
656
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,990
25.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
830
5.3%
6.6
Information
175
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,444
15.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
613
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,313
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
1,656
10.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,587
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
619
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
275
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,010
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,087
32.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,641
17.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,750
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,062
19.7%
18.1%
Sumter, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
16,848
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,736
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,805
10.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
30
0.2%
5.1
Walked
637
3.8%
2.7
Other means
359
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
281
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
Sumter, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,843
11.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,006
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,982
36.9%
37.1
3 or more
2,401
14.8%
21.0
Sumter, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,232
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,678
53.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,554
46.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,491
13.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Sumter, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,723
1 room
214
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
521
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,166
6.2%
9.1
4 rooms
3,332
17.8%
16.5
5 rooms
4,327
23.1%
19.8
6 rooms
3,422
18.3%
17.8
7 rooms
2,334
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,649
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,758
9.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sumter, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
18,723
1-unit, detached
12,471
66.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
821
4.4%
5.9
2-units
1,094
5.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
916
4.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
876
4.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
478
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
1,109
5.9%
9.0
Mobile home
938
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
20
0.1%
0.1
Sumter, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,217
6.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
994
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,597
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,265
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,103
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,691
14.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,687
14.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,214
17.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
744
4.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
211
1.1%
1.4%
Sumter, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,891
17.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
569
3.5%
4.7
Electricity
12,362
76.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
244
1.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
34
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
49
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
75
0.5%
1.1
Sumter, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,502
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
35
0.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
136
2.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
279
5.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
635
11.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,967
35.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,371
43.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,385
43.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
870
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
534
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
301
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,398
25.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Sumter, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,980
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
32
0.5%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
37
0.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
113
1.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
255
3.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,303
18.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,388
19.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,852
55.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
574
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
748
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
773
11.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
919
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
739
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
826
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
788
11.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,630
39.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
879
0.0%
0.0%
Sumter, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,678
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
987
11.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,110
24.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,873
21.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,926
22.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,091
12.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
530
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
56
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
105
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,100
205,000