Dalzell vs South Sumter

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

Dalzell 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.

Dalzell has the higher population (2,949 vs 1,808 in South Sumter). Dalzell has the higher median household income ($52,723 vs $42,708 in South Sumter). Dalzell has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $69,100 in South Sumter).

Population, income & housing

	Dalzell	South Sumter
Population	2,949	1,808
Median age	28.7 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,723	$42,708
Median home value	$155,000	$69,100
Median gross rent	$961	$783
Housing units	1,275	980
Homeownership rate	58.0%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalzell	South Sumter
Population	3,057 → 2,949 (-3.5%)	2,482 → 1,808 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $52,723 (-6.9%)	$31,622 → $42,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$118,500 → $155,000 (+30.8%)	$70,900 → $69,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $961 (+0.5%)	$772 → $783 (+1.4%)

Dalzell

Population

3,0572,949

Median household income

$56,607$52,723

Median home value

$118,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$956$961

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)

	Dalzell	South Sumter
Under 5	12.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	16.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	19.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	5.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.8%
75 and over	2.4%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalzell	South Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	4.1%
Black or African American	41.0%	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalzell	South Sumter
No high school diploma	3.0%	20.2%
High school graduate	21.5%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	60.1%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalzell	South Sumter
Drove alone	83.1%	63.0%
Carpooled	12.0%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalzell	South Sumter
1-unit, detached	70.8%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	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	19.8%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Dalzell	South Sumter
Poverty rate	13.3%	28.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1990	1982