Sumter County, South Carolina

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 104,853
Median household income: $55,990
Median home value: $159,500

Sumter County, South Carolina counts 104,853 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $55,990 is below the South Carolina median ($66,818).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sumter County's population declined 1.8% from 106,757 to 104,853, while its median household income rose 22.6% from $45,661 to $55,990.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 46.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 104,853
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,990
Median home value: $159,500
Median gross rent: $1,006
Housing units: 47,288
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

106,757104,853

Median household income

$45,661$55,990

Median home value

$115,700$159,500

Median gross rent

$800$1,006

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	106,757	$45,661	$115,700	$800
2020	106,675	$46,570	$119,800	$809
2021	105,537	$49,040	$129,200	$879
2022	105,199	$53,970	$146,300	$995
2023	104,853	$55,990	$159,500	$1,006

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,803	6.5%
5 to 17	18,252	17.4%
18 to 24	10,264	9.8%
25 to 34	14,509	13.8%
35 to 44	12,066	11.5%
45 to 54	11,532	11.0%
55 to 64	13,203	12.6%
65 to 74	10,778	10.3%
75 and over	7,446	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,112	44.0%
Black or African American	48,203	46.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.1%
Asian	1,543	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.1%
Some other race	535	0.5%
Two or more races	3,801	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,500	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,563	10.9%
High school graduate	22,398	32.2%
Some college or associate's	23,470	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	9,755	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6,348	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,825	85.0%
Carpooled	3,298	7.4%
Public transit	80	0.2%
Walked	656	1.5%
Bicycle	80	0.2%
Worked from home	2,013	4.5%
Other means	555	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,477	31.7%
15 to 29 min	18,442	43.4%
30 to 44 min	5,091	12.0%
45 to 59 min	2,205	5.2%
60+ min	3,279	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 16.4% (16,710 of 102,140)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,739	64.9%
Nonfamily households	14,442	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,181	87.1%
Vacant	6,107	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,489	66.8%
Renter-occupied	13,692	33.2%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,806	67.3%
1-unit, attached	1,122	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,236	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2,032	4.3%
20 or more units	1,081	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9,011	19.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 45085
State: South Carolina
Land area: 665 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 33.9161, -80.3824