Privateer

Population: 2,294
Median household income: $49,861
Median home value: $96,800

Privateer, a community in Sumter County, South Carolina, has 2,294 residents. Its median household income of $49,861 runs below the Sumter County figure of $55,990.

Between 2019 and 2023, Privateer's population grew 19.7% from 1,916 to 2,294, while its median home value fell 20.3% from $121,500 to $96,800.

The median gross rent is $791. 8.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,294
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,861
Median home value: $96,800
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 735
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 16.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9162,294

Median household income

$48,594$49,861

Median home value

$121,500$96,800

Median gross rent

$696$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,916	$48,594	$121,500	$696
2020	2,487	$37,471	$130,000	$667
2021	1,964	$53,886	$102,300	$699
2022	2,191	$59,116	$92,600	$786
2023	2,294	$49,861	$96,800	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 514.4%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	330	14.4%
5 to 17	403	17.6%
18 to 24	205	8.9%
25 to 34	264	11.5%
35 to 44	151	6.6%
45 to 54	435	19.0%
55 to 64	150	6.5%
65 to 74	228	9.9%
75 and over	128	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,773	77.3%
Black or African American	439	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree3.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	138	10.2%
High school graduate	598	44.1%
Some college or associate's	505	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	52	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	63	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	494	87.1%
Carpooled	41	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	32	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51	9.0%
15 to 29 min	275	48.5%
30 to 44 min	192	33.9%
45 to 59 min	16	2.8%
60+ min	33	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.36
Poverty rate: 25.9% (594 of 2,294)

	Count	Share
Family households	495	72.6%
Nonfamily households	187	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	682	92.8%
Vacant	53	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	522	76.5%
Renter-occupied	160	23.5%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other47.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	389	52.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	346	47.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4558570
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 33.8168, -80.3914