East Sumter vs Pinewood

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

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

East Sumter has the higher population (852 vs 559 in Pinewood). Since 2019, Pinewood's population has grown faster (+13.4% vs -28.2%).

Population, income & housing

	East Sumter	Pinewood
Population	852	559
Median age	49.6 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$27,500
Median home value	—	$88,500
Median gross rent	$773	$435
Housing units	623	261
Homeownership rate	90.6%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sumter	Pinewood
Population	1,187 → 852 (-28.2%)	493 → 559 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$42,699 → $42,500 (-0.5%)	$31,458 → $27,500 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $60,700 (-14.6%)	$81,600 → $88,500 (+8.5%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $773 (-1.3%)	$379 → $435 (+14.8%)

East Sumter

Population

1,187852

Median household income

$42,699$42,500

Median home value

$71,100$60,700

Median gross rent

$783$773

Pinewood

Population

493559

Median household income

$31,458$27,500

Median home value

$81,600$88,500

Median gross rent

$379$435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Sumter	Pinewood
Under 5	5.4%	16.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	0.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.5%	6.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	19.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	19.1%	8.2%
75 and over	6.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sumter	Pinewood
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	34.7%
Black or African American	66.0%	52.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sumter	Pinewood
No high school diploma	27.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sumter	Pinewood
Drove alone	94.4%	60.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	24.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sumter	Pinewood
1-unit, detached	73.0%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	23.4%

Poverty & households

	East Sumter	Pinewood
Poverty rate	29.8%	34.8%
Average household size	1.82	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1976	1970