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Sumter County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Sumter County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sumter County, SC is a modestly scaled economy with a population of 104,853 and a GDP per capita of $43,578, supported by a labor force with an 89.1% high school attainment rate but only 23.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $37,049 against a median household income of $56,693, with housing costs remaining low—median home value of $159,500 and median gross rent of $1,006 per month. The county faces headwinds from a 7.3% unemployment rate, 58.4% labor force participation, a 16.4% poverty rate, and a -2.0% population decline over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

104,776

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$56,693

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.0% since 2018

Sumter County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone48,127 (46.0%)
  • White Alone46,981 (44.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,964 (3.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,022 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone1,553 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,362 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,080
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic493
  3. 3.Vietnamese349
  4. 4.Other Indo-European304
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,759

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,578

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance10,382
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,039
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,592
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,137
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,378

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,536
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,762
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,654
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,358
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,914

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.40×)5,707
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)2,665
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)2,210
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.10×)3,099
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)10,255

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$159,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,006/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,723 (13.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,669 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,659 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,570 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,445 (8.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,089 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone38,272 (85.2%)
  • Carpooled3,433 (7.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,002 (4.5%)
  • Walked541 (1.2%)
  • Other456 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit80 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.