Privateer vs South Sumter

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

Privateer 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.

Privateer has the higher population (2,294 vs 1,808 in South Sumter). Privateer has the higher median household income ($49,861 vs $42,708 in South Sumter). Privateer has the higher median home value ($96,800 vs $69,100 in South Sumter).

Population, income & housing

	Privateer	South Sumter
Population	2,294	1,808
Median age	33.6 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,861	$42,708
Median home value	$96,800	$69,100
Median gross rent	$791	$783
Housing units	735	980
Homeownership rate	76.5%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	16.7%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Privateer	South Sumter
Population	1,916 → 2,294 (+19.7%)	2,482 → 1,808 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$48,594 → $49,861 (+2.6%)	$31,622 → $42,708 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$121,500 → $96,800 (-20.3%)	$70,900 → $69,100 (-2.5%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $791 (+13.6%)	$772 → $783 (+1.4%)

Privateer

Population

1,9162,294

Median household income

$48,594$49,861

Median home value

$121,500$96,800

Median gross rent

$696$791

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)

	Privateer	South Sumter
Under 5	14.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.6%	21.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	11.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	8.4%
45 to 54	19.0%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.8%
75 and over	5.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Privateer	South Sumter
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	4.1%
Black or African American	19.1%	79.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Privateer	South Sumter
No high school diploma	10.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	44.1%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Privateer	South Sumter
Drove alone	87.1%	63.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	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	5.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Privateer	South Sumter
1-unit, detached	52.9%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	47.1%	35.6%

Poverty & households

	Privateer	South Sumter
Poverty rate	25.9%	28.6%
Average household size	3.36	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1987	1982