Sumter, South Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Sumter, South Carolina QuickFacts

	Sumter, South Carolina	United States
Total population	39,643	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	sumter

Sumter, South Carolina Population

	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
Male	18,693	47.15%	49.06%
Female	20,950	52.85%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.9		35.3

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	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	28,604	72.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	26,465	66.76%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,153	15.52%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,359	13.52%	12.43%

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	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
White	19,655	49.58%	75.14%
Black or African American	18,357	46.31%	12.32%
Asian	505	1.27%	3.64%
Some other race	566	1.43%	5.46%
Two or more races	560	1.41%	2.43%

Sumter, South Carolina Housing

	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
Total households	14,564		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,052	69.02%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,512	30.98%	31.94%

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	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	16,120		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,468	9.11%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,564	90.35%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,734	47.98%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,830	42.37%	30.77%

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	Sumter, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,363	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,142	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,307	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	679	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	308	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	135	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.57%
Median (dollars)	79,900	119,600

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	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,628	24.91%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,361	29.94%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,924	13.21%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,005	13.77%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,092	7.5%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,615	11.09%	9.65%

Sumter, South Carolina Education

	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	11,935		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	933	7.82%	6.47%
Kindergarten	650	5.45%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,187	43.46%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,352	19.71%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,813	23.57%	22.81%

Sumter, South Carolina Economy

	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

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	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

	Sumter, South Carolina	%, Sumter, South Carolina	United States
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

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