East Sumter vs Wedgefield

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

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

Wedgefield has the higher population (1,480 vs 852 in East Sumter). Since 2019, Wedgefield's population has grown faster (-25.8% vs -28.2%).

Population, income & housing

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
Population	852	1,480
Median age	49.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,662
Median home value	—	$50,500
Median gross rent	$773	—
Housing units	623	742
Homeownership rate	90.6%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
Population	1,187 → 852 (-28.2%)	1,994 → 1,480 (-25.8%)
Median household income	$42,699 → $42,500 (-0.5%)	$45,878 → $41,662 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $60,700 (-14.6%)	$84,100 → $50,500 (-40.0%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $773 (-1.3%)	$792 → $1,066 (+34.6%)

East Sumter

Population

1,187852

Median household income

$42,699$42,500

Median home value

$71,100$60,700

Median gross rent

$783$773

Wedgefield

Population

1,9941,480

Median household income

$45,878$41,662

Median home value

$84,100$50,500

Median gross rent

$792$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
Under 5	5.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	17.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	19.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	19.1%	7.2%
75 and over	6.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	66.8%
Black or African American	66.0%	28.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
No high school diploma	27.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
Drove alone	94.4%	94.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
1-unit, detached	73.0%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	74.0%

Poverty & households

	East Sumter	Wedgefield
Poverty rate	29.8%	18.7%
Average household size	1.82	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	34
Median year structure built	1976	1991