Dalzell vs Sumter

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

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

Sumter has the higher population (43,065 vs 2,949 in Dalzell). Sumter has the higher median household income ($53,071 vs $52,723 in Dalzell). Sumter has the higher median home value ($188,400 vs $155,000 in Dalzell).

Population, income & housing

	Dalzell	Sumter
Population	2,949	43,065
Median age	28.7 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,723	$53,071
Median home value	$155,000	$188,400
Median gross rent	$961	$1,055
Housing units	1,275	18,742
Homeownership rate	58.0%	55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalzell	Sumter
Population	3,057 → 2,949 (-3.5%)	39,800 → 43,065 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $52,723 (-6.9%)	$40,662 → $53,071 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$118,500 → $155,000 (+30.8%)	$138,900 → $188,400 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$956 → $961 (+0.5%)	$833 → $1,055 (+26.7%)

Dalzell

Population

3,0572,949

Median household income

$56,607$52,723

Median home value

$118,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$956$961

Sumter

Population

39,80043,065

Median household income

$40,662$53,071

Median home value

$138,900$188,400

Median gross rent

$833$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalzell	Sumter
Under 5	12.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	16.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	19.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	5.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.3%
75 and over	2.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalzell	Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	38.6%
Black or African American	41.0%	47.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	8.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalzell	Sumter
No high school diploma	3.0%	11.4%
High school graduate	21.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	60.1%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalzell	Sumter
Drove alone	83.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.4%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalzell	Sumter
1-unit, detached	70.8%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	9.4%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	19.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Dalzell	Sumter
Poverty rate	13.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1990	1986