Manning vs Summerton

A side-by-side comparison of Manning and Summerton: population, income, housing, and more.

Manning and Summerton are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Manning has the higher population (3,843 vs 709 in Summerton). Summerton has the higher median household income ($35,893 vs $27,597 in Manning). Summerton has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $152,700 in Manning).

Population, income & housing

	Manning	Summerton
Population	3,843	709
Median age	49.5 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$27,597	$35,893
Median home value	$152,700	$153,100
Median gross rent	$653	$355
Housing units	1,937	416
Homeownership rate	49.6%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manning	Summerton
Population	3,943 → 3,843 (-2.5%)	898 → 709 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$34,659 → $27,597 (-20.4%)	$23,000 → $35,893 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $152,700 (+54.1%)	$152,700 → $153,100 (+0.3%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $653 (-9.9%)	$326 → $355 (+8.9%)

Manning

Population

3,9433,843

Median household income

$34,659$27,597

Median home value

$99,100$152,700

Median gross rent

$725$653

Summerton

Population

898709

Median household income

$23,000$35,893

Median home value

$152,700$153,100

Median gross rent

$326$355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manning	Summerton
Under 5	4.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.9%	4.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	19.0%
65 to 74	20.1%	19.7%
75 and over	14.3%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manning	Summerton
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	55.0%
Black or African American	55.2%	42.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manning	Summerton
No high school diploma	16.2%	18.6%
High school graduate	40.4%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	25.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manning	Summerton
Drove alone	81.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	12.3%
Other means	4.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manning	Summerton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	6.3%
20 or more units	10.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Manning	Summerton
Poverty rate	24.5%	29.8%
Average household size	2.15	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	27	35
Median year structure built	1981	1966