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Sumter, SC real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Sumter Neighborhoods
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Sumter NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Mayesville, Pinewood, Mulberry, South Sumter, Dalzell, Lakewood, Millwood / Cane Savannah, East Sumter, Cherryvale
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Sumter, SC Bishopville, Mayesville, Pinewood, Rembert
POPULATION
40,213
Sumter, SC Information
| SUMTER INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 40,213 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 16,120 |
| SUMTER HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 48.33% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 42.40% |
| % VACANT | 9.27% |
| TYPE OF SUMTER HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 61.14% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 9.63% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.05% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 10.92% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 5.27% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF SUMTER HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.29% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 7.61% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 30.51% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 43.50% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 14.83% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.26% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 7.19% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 41.28% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 44.27% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 7.26% |
| SUMTER REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $134,638 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $535 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$88,000 | 22.89% |
| $88,001-$175,000 | 45.19% |
| $175,001-$352,000 | 26.10% |
| $352,001-$527,000 | 4.02% |
| $527,001-$703,000 | 1.16% |
| $703,001-$878,000 | 0.58% |
| $878,001-$1,318,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,318,001-$1,758,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,758,000 | 0.06% |
| PEOPLE OF Sumter | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.12% |
| 5 TO 17 | 19.85% |
| 18 TO 24 | 12.32% |
| 25 TO 34 | 13.53% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.38% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.92% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.88% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 77.97% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 22.53% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $31,590 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $16,949 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 16.63% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (20.70%), Retail (13.12%), Education (12.08%), Healthcare (11.71%), Public Service (6.03%), Construction (5.83%), Accomodation (5.72%), Other (4.62%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.96%), Finance (3.95%), Administration (2.30%), Transportation (2.15%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 7.00% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 49.97% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 46.26% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.18% |
| ASIAN | 1.13% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.05% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.63% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.77% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.88% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (40.75%), Unclassified (21.31%), United States or American (9.83%), English (6.63%), German (4.84%), Irish (4.32%), Scotch-Irish (2.11%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.39% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (86.68%) , Spanish (2.57%) |
Sumter is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 40,213 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Sumter is the seventh largest community in South Carolina.
Sumter is a military town: the armed forces employs 9.28% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Manufacturing and Retail are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 20.70% and 13.12% of the civilian workforce respectively.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Sumter spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.35 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
A lot of people in Sumter take taxis for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Sumter, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.
Sumter Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Sumter is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Sumter in 2000 was $16,949, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,796 for a family of four.
Sumter is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sumter home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sumter is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sumter include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Sumter is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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