Sumter

Population: 43,065
Median household income: $53,071
Median home value: $188,400

Located in Sumter County, South Carolina, Sumter is a community with a population of 43,065. Its median household income of $53,071 runs below the Sumter County figure of $55,990.

From 2019 to 2023, Sumter's population grew 8.2% from 39,800 to 43,065, while its median home value rose 35.6% from $138,900 to $188,400.

Owners occupy 55.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,065
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,071
Median home value: $188,400
Median gross rent: $1,055
Housing units: 18,742
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,80043,065

Median household income

$40,662$53,071

Median home value

$138,900$188,400

Median gross rent

$833$1,055

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,800	$40,662	$138,900	$833
2020	39,758	$40,760	$131,800	$858
2021	42,920	$43,051	$142,100	$908
2022	43,046	$48,900	$171,400	$1,019
2023	43,065	$53,071	$188,400	$1,055

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,118	7.2%
5 to 17	8,359	19.4%
18 to 24	4,462	10.4%
25 to 34	6,548	15.2%
35 to 44	4,669	10.8%
45 to 54	4,113	9.6%
55 to 64	4,569	10.6%
65 to 74	4,007	9.3%
75 and over	3,220	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,611	38.6%
Black or African American	20,430	47.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	1,212	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	295	0.7%
Two or more races	1,543	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,928	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,081	11.4%
High school graduate	7,836	28.9%
Some college or associate's	8,459	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,761	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,989	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,423	84.3%
Carpooled	1,358	7.4%
Public transit	42	0.2%
Walked	313	1.7%
Bicycle	80	0.4%
Worked from home	974	5.3%
Other means	99	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,515	43.4%
15 to 29 min	6,589	38.1%
30 to 44 min	1,392	8.0%
45 to 59 min	724	4.2%
60+ min	1,095	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 15.8% (6,515 of 41,318)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,998	61.4%
Nonfamily households	6,282	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,280	86.9%
Vacant	2,462	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,108	55.9%
Renter-occupied	7,172	44.1%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,255	65.4%
1-unit, attached	920	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1,515	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1,978	10.6%
20 or more units	1,039	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1,035	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4570405
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 33.9408, -80.3955