Flagler County vs Sumter County

A side-by-side comparison of Flagler County and Sumter County: population, income, housing, and more.

Flagler County and Sumter County are counties in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sumter County has the higher population (137,536 vs 121,710 in Flagler County). Sumter County has the higher median household income ($73,297 vs $72,923 in Flagler County). Sumter County has the higher median home value ($356,000 vs $333,400 in Flagler County).

Population, income & housing

	Flagler County	Sumter County
Population	121,710	137,536
Median age	52.6 yrs	68.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,923	$73,297
Median home value	$333,400	$356,000
Median gross rent	$1,687	$1,225
Housing units	58,520	80,371
Homeownership rate	81.5%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flagler County	Sumter County
Population	109,801 → 121,710 (+10.8%)	125,044 → 137,536 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$54,514 → $72,923 (+33.8%)	$57,226 → $73,297 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$217,500 → $333,400 (+53.3%)	$258,600 → $356,000 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,255 → $1,687 (+34.4%)	$914 → $1,225 (+34.0%)

Flagler County

Population

109,801121,710

Median household income

$54,514$72,923

Median home value

$217,500$333,400

Median gross rent

$1,255$1,687

Sumter County

Population

125,044137,536

Median household income

$57,226$73,297

Median home value

$258,600$356,000

Median gross rent

$914$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flagler County	Sumter County
Under 5	3.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	12.8%	5.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.9%
25 to 34	8.9%	5.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	6.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	18.0%	30.8%
75 and over	13.1%	27.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flagler County	Sumter County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	84.1%
Black or African American	9.2%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flagler County	Sumter County
No high school diploma	6.9%	6.8%
High school graduate	29.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flagler County	Sumter County
Drove alone	69.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	11.5%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.2%
Worked from home	16.2%	13.3%
Other means	1.4%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flagler County	Sumter County
1-unit, detached	80.3%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Flagler County	Sumter County
Poverty rate	9.4%	9.1%
Average household size	2.41	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	2001	2005