Cane Savannah vs South Sumter

A side-by-side comparison of Cane Savannah and South Sumter: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Sumter has the higher population (1,808 vs 1,497 in Cane Savannah). Cane Savannah has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $69,100 in South Sumter). Since 2019, Cane Savannah's population has grown faster (+53.1% vs -27.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
Population	1,497	1,808
Median age	47.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,708
Median home value	$162,500	$69,100
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	630	980
Homeownership rate	85.1%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
Population	978 → 1,497 (+53.1%)	2,482 → 1,808 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$49,500 → $67,619 (+36.6%)	$31,622 → $42,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $162,500 (+59.8%)	$70,900 → $69,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $883 (+7.7%)	$772 → $783 (+1.4%)

Cane Savannah

Population

9781,497

Median household income

$49,500$67,619

Median home value

$101,700$162,500

Median gross rent

$820$883

South Sumter

Population

2,4821,808

Median household income

$31,622$42,708

Median home value

$70,900$69,100

Median gross rent

$772$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
Under 5	1.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	6.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	22.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	22.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.1%	7.8%
75 and over	1.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	41.9%	4.1%
Black or African American	55.5%	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
No high school diploma	11.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	43.1%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
Drove alone	90.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	2.4%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
1-unit, detached	78.1%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Cane Savannah	South Sumter
Poverty rate	5.5%	28.6%
Average household size	3.28	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1999	1982