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.

9.28% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Sumter. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Manufacturing and Retail industries respectively employ 20.70% and 13.12% of the civilian workforce.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.35 minutes getting to work every day.

Sumter has a lot of people who ride taxis to and from work. In fact, for its size, Sumter has quite a high level of public transit users. Sumter's need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.

Sumter Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Sumter who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.53% of adults in Sumter 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.