Lakewood vs South Sumter

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

Lakewood 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.

Lakewood has the higher population (3,154 vs 1,808 in South Sumter). Lakewood has the higher median household income ($49,255 vs $42,708 in South Sumter). Lakewood has the higher median home value ($260,900 vs $69,100 in South Sumter).

Population, income & housing

	Lakewood	South Sumter
Population	3,154	1,808
Median age	44.2 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,255	$42,708
Median home value	$260,900	$69,100
Median gross rent	$928	$783
Housing units	1,745	980
Homeownership rate	63.7%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lakewood	South Sumter
Population	2,749 → 3,154 (+14.7%)	2,482 → 1,808 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$41,725 → $49,255 (+18.0%)	$31,622 → $42,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$89,100 → $260,900 (+192.8%)	$70,900 → $69,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $928 (+21.6%)	$772 → $783 (+1.4%)

Lakewood

Population

2,7493,154

Median household income

$41,725$49,255

Median home value

$89,100$260,900

Median gross rent

$763$928

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)

	Lakewood	South Sumter
Under 5	1.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	18.1%	8.4%
45 to 54	6.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	7.8%
75 and over	5.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lakewood	South Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	43.4%	4.1%
Black or African American	44.4%	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lakewood	South Sumter
No high school diploma	10.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	27.5%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lakewood	South Sumter
Drove alone	89.1%	63.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lakewood	South Sumter
1-unit, detached	69.5%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	26.4%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Lakewood	South Sumter
Poverty rate	10.3%	28.6%
Average household size	2.17	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1986	1982