Oakland vs South Sumter

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

Oakland 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.

South Sumter has the higher population (1,808 vs 901 in Oakland). Oakland has the higher median household income ($61,875 vs $42,708 in South Sumter). Oakland has the higher median home value ($109,500 vs $69,100 in South Sumter).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	South Sumter
Population	901	1,808
Median age	40.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,875	$42,708
Median home value	$109,500	$69,100
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	493	980
Homeownership rate	60.6%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	South Sumter
Population	1,088 → 901 (-17.2%)	2,482 → 1,808 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$46,729 → $61,875 (+32.4%)	$31,622 → $42,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$94,200 → $109,500 (+16.2%)	$70,900 → $69,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $880 (+16.1%)	$772 → $783 (+1.4%)

Oakland

Population

1,088901

Median household income

$46,729$61,875

Median home value

$94,200$109,500

Median gross rent

$758$880

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)

	Oakland	South Sumter
Under 5	12.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.2%	21.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	4.0%	8.4%
45 to 54	23.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	7.8%
75 and over	11.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	South Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	4.1%
Black or African American	41.8%	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	South Sumter
No high school diploma	3.7%	20.2%
High school graduate	24.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	South Sumter
Drove alone	100.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	South Sumter
1-unit, detached	67.1%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	South Sumter
Poverty rate	21.5%	28.6%
Average household size	2.08	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	36	20
Median year structure built	1978	1982