South Sumter

Population: 1,808
Median household income: $42,708
Median home value: $69,100

Located in Sumter County, South Carolina, South Sumter is a community with a population of 1,808. Its median household income of $42,708 runs below the Sumter County figure of $55,990.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Sumter's population declined 27.2% from 2,482 to 1,808, while its median home value fell 2.5% from $70,900 to $69,100.

The median gross rent is $783. 10.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,808
Median age: 31.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,708
Median home value: $69,100
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 44.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4821,808

Median household income

$31,622$42,708

Median home value

$70,900$69,100

Median gross rent

$772$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,482	$31,622	$70,900	$772
2020	2,249	$35,000	$67,100	$768
2021	1,755	$35,022	$66,700	$773
2022	1,564	$40,039	$78,200	$751
2023	1,808	$42,708	$69,100	$783

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	129	7.1%
5 to 17	396	21.9%
18 to 24	202	11.2%
25 to 34	230	12.7%
35 to 44	151	8.4%
45 to 54	233	12.9%
55 to 64	234	12.9%
65 to 74	141	7.8%
75 and over	92	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	75	4.1%
Black or African American	1,430	79.1%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	16.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	218	20.2%
High school graduate	359	33.2%
Some college or associate's	387	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	87	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	498	63.0%
Carpooled	140	17.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	18.2%
Other means	8	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	31.7%
15 to 29 min	358	55.4%
30 to 44 min	25	3.9%
45 to 59 min	30	4.6%
60+ min	28	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 28.6% (517 of 1,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	456	61.4%
Nonfamily households	287	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	743	75.8%
Vacant	237	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	328	44.1%
Renter-occupied	415	55.9%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other35.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	532	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	78	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	21	2.1%
Mobile home & other	349	35.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4568177
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8853, -80.3376