Sumter County, Alabama

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,020
Median household income: $37,981
Median home value: $84,100

Sumter County, Alabama counts 12,020 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $37,981, its median household income sits below Alabama's $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sumter County's population declined 6.1% from 12,797 to 12,020, while its median household income rose 56.2% from $24,320 to $37,981.

Owners occupy 69.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,020
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $37,981
Median home value: $84,100
Median gross rent: $841
Housing units: 6,329
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,79712,020

Median household income

$24,320$37,981

Median home value

$74,400$84,100

Median gross rent

$518$841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,797	$24,320	$74,400	$518
2020	12,595	$26,150	$67,300	$677
2021	12,482	$27,099	$69,800	$627
2022	12,196	$31,726	$88,000	$770
2023	12,020	$37,981	$84,100	$841

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2421.5%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	661	5.5%
5 to 17	1,650	13.7%
18 to 24	2,588	21.5%
25 to 34	1,126	9.4%
35 to 44	1,163	9.7%
45 to 54	1,005	8.4%
55 to 64	1,515	12.6%
65 to 74	1,377	11.5%
75 and over	935	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,051	25.4%
Black or African American	8,548	71.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	43	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	264	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	100	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	858	12.0%
High school graduate	2,430	34.1%
Some college or associate's	2,478	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	753	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	602	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,356	81.8%
Carpooled	253	6.2%
Public transit	23	0.6%
Walked	126	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	328	8.0%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,471	39.0%
15 to 29 min	726	19.2%
30 to 44 min	1,029	27.3%
45 to 59 min	227	6.0%
60+ min	322	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 28.1% (2,801 of 9,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,091	64.9%
Nonfamily households	1,674	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,765	75.3%
Vacant	1,564	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,317	69.6%
Renter-occupied	1,448	30.4%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other36.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,592	56.8%
1-unit, attached	27	0.4%
2 to 4 units	272	4.3%
5 to 19 units	86	1.4%
20 or more units	64	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2,288	36.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 01119
State: Alabama
Land area: 904 sq mi
Water area: 9.51 sq mi
Center point: 32.5975, -88.2001