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Sumter, South Carolina Economy Profile
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| Sumter, South Carolina | United States | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| City | Sumter | |
| Total population | 39,643 | 281,421,906 |
| Male | 18,693 | 138,053,563 |
| Female | 20,950 | 143,368,343 |
| Median age (years) | 31.9 | 35.3 |
| Total households | 14,564 | 105,480,101 |
| Median household income (dollars) | 31,590 | 41,994 |
Sumter, South Carolina Economy
61.77% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Sumter, South Carolina. Among them 29.04% are females aged 16 and over. 79.73% of Sumter, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.21% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point four eight percent of Sumter, South Carolina residents work at home.
The total population of Sumter, South Carolina is 39,643 people. The median household income in Sumter, South Carolina is thirty-one thousand, five hundred and ninety dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 31.47% of all occupations. 6.94% of Sumter, South Carolina population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.29% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 19.18% of occupations.
17.12% of families in Sumter, South Carolina have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Sumter, South Carolina median household income is thirty-one thousand, five hundred and ninety dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $27,078, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, two dollars.
| Sumter, South Carolina | %, Sumter, South Carolina | United States | |
| Population 16 years and over | 30,063 | 217,168,077 | |
| In labor force | 18,569 | 61.77% | 63.92% |
| - Civilian labor force | 15,780 | 52.49% | 63.39% |
| - - Employed | 14,281 | 47.5% | 59.73% |
| - - Unemployed | 1,499 | 4.99% | 3.66% |
| - - - Percent of civilian labor force | 9.5 | 5.8 | |
| - Armed Forces | 2,789 | 9.28% | 0.53% |
| Not in labor force | 11,494 | 38.23% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 16,345 | 54.37% | 51.66% |
| In labor force | 8,731 | 29.04% | 29.72% |
| - Civilian labor force | 8,230 | 27.38% | 29.65% |
| - - Employed | 7,422 | 24.69% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 3,484 | 11.59% | 10.05% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 2,170 | 12,787,501 | |
| COMMUTING TO WORK | |||
| Workers 16 years and over | 16,729 | 128,279,228 | |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 13,338 | 79.73% | 75.7% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 2,186 | 13.07% | 12.19% |
| Public transportation (including taxicab) | 203 | 1.21% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 404 | 2.41% | 2.93% |
| Other means | 350 | 2.09% | 1.19% |
| Worked at home | 248 | 1.48% | 3.26% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 16.3 | 0.1% | 25.5 |
| Employed civilian population 16 years and over | 14,281 | 129,721,512 | |
| OCCUPATION | |||
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 4,494 | 31.47% | 33.65% |
| Service occupations | 2,240 | 15.69% | 14.86% |
| Sales and office occupations | 3,755 | 26.29% | 26.69% |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 62 | 0.43% | 0.73% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations | 991 | 6.94% | 9.45% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2,739 | 19.18% | 14.62% |
| INDUSTRY | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 132 | 0.92% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 833 | 5.83% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 2,956 | 20.7% | 14.1% |
| Wholesale trade | 267 | 1.87% | 3.6% |
| Retail trade | 1,874 | 13.12% | 11.73% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 406 | 2.84% | 5.2% |
| Information | 202 | 1.41% | 3.08% |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing | 791 | 5.54% | 6.89% |
| Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services | 895 | 6.27% | 9.3% |
| Educational, health and social services | 3,398 | 23.79% | 19.92% |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services | 1,006 | 7.04% | 7.87% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 660 | 4.62% | 4.87% |
| Public administration | 861 | 6.03% | 4.79% |
| CLASS OF WORKER | |||
| Private wage and salary workers | 10,315 | 72.23% | 78.47% |
| Government workers | 3,018 | 21.13% | 14.59% |
| Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business | 889 | 6.23% | 6.63% |
| Unpaid family workers | 59 | 0.41% | 0.31% |
| Sumter, South Carolina | %, Sumter, South Carolina | United States | |
| INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Households | 14,781 | 105,539,122 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 2,171 | 14.69% | 9.54% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 1,192 | 8.06% | 6.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 2,408 | 16.29% | 12.83% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 2,187 | 14.8% | 12.81% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 2,394 | 16.2% | 16.53% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 2,281 | 15.43% | 19.46% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 1,041 | 7.04% | 10.23% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 680 | 4.6% | 7.72% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 182 | 1.23% | 2.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 245 | 1.66% | 2.37% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 31,590 | 41,994 | |
| With earnings | 11,273 | 37.5% | 39.12% |
| - Mean earnings (dollars) | 44,031 | 56,604 | |
| With Social Security income | 4,456 | 14.82% | 12.47% |
| - Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 10,082 | 11,320 | |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 1,138 | 3.79% | 2.13% |
| - Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 5,178 | 6,320 | |
| With public assistance income | 573 | 1.91% | 1.67% |
| - Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 2,150 | 3,032 | |
| With retirement income | 2,786 | 9.27% | 8.13% |
| - Mean retirement income (dollars) | 17,811 | 17,376 | |
| Families | 10,262 | 72,261,780 | |
| Less than $10,000 | 879 | 8.57% | 5.75% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 604 | 5.89% | 4.31% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 1,554 | 15.14% | 10.74% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 1,606 | 15.65% | 12.02% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 1,757 | 17.12% | 17.13% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1,910 | 18.61% | 22.32% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 922 | 8.98% | 12.47% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 637 | 6.21% | 9.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 160 | 1.56% | 2.75% |
| $200,000 or more | 233 | 2.27% | 2.92% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 38,668 | 50,046 | |
| Per capita income (dollars) | 16,949 | 21,587 | |
| Median earnings (dollars): | |||
| Male full-time, year-round workers | 27,078 | 37,057 | |
| Female full-time, year-round workers | 22,002 | 27,194 | |
| POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level) | |||
| Families | 1,330 | 6,620,945 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 1,112 | 83.61% | 77.87% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 559 | 42.03% | 38.7% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 940 | 3,315,916 | |
| With related children under 18 years | 829 | 88.19% | 88.68% |
| - With related children under 5 years | 395 | 42.02% | 42.27% |
| Individuals | 6,369 | 33,899,812 | |
| 18 years and over | 3,922 | 61.58% | 65.35% |
| - 65 years and over | 805 | 12.64% | 9.7% |
| Related children under 18 years | 2,415 | 37.92% | 33.59% |
| - Related children 5 to 17 years | 1,523 | 23.91% | 23.52% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 1,735 | 27.24% | 31.63% |
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.