Sumter County vs White County

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

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

Sumter County has the higher population (29,174 vs 28,454 in White County). White County has the higher median household income ($69,747 vs $41,877 in Sumter County). White County has the higher median home value ($262,200 vs $122,300 in Sumter County).

Population, income & housing

	Sumter County	White County
Population	29,174	28,454
Median age	37.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,877	$69,747
Median home value	$122,300	$262,200
Median gross rent	$847	$1,015
Housing units	13,499	13,822
Homeownership rate	55.0%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sumter County	White County
Population	30,064 → 29,174 (-3.0%)	29,489 → 28,454 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$36,681 → $41,877 (+14.2%)	$52,493 → $69,747 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$95,700 → $122,300 (+27.8%)	$176,300 → $262,200 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $847 (+15.1%)	$827 → $1,015 (+22.7%)

Sumter County

Population

30,06429,174

Median household income

$36,681$41,877

Median home value

$95,700$122,300

Median gross rent

$736$847

White County

Population

29,48928,454

Median household income

$52,493$69,747

Median home value

$176,300$262,200

Median gross rent

$827$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sumter County	White County
Under 5	5.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	14.5%
18 to 24	14.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.2%	13.6%
75 and over	7.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sumter County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	38.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	49.8%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sumter County	White County
No high school diploma	15.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	35.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sumter County	White County
Drove alone	74.6%	78.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.0%
Other means	3.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sumter County	White County
1-unit, detached	60.2%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	19.8%

Poverty & households

	Sumter County	White County
Poverty rate	22.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	29
Median year structure built	1979	1994