2024 population: 135,806 ( 30,249 from 2020)
Land area: 1272.3 square miles
Population density: 106.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	61,570	45.34%	1.3%
Black:	63,001	46.39%	2.0%
Indian:	469	0.35%	3.9%
Asian:	1,882	1.39%	3.0%
2+ races:	2,706	1.99%	9.3%
Hispanic:	6,178	4.55%	18.4%

Total non-White:	74,236	54.66%	0.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,662	13.4
Deaths:	5,802	13.7
Net Migration:	-1,071	-2.5
Net Immigration:	394	0.9

Change in White population:	-806	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-85	-0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
136,697
62,376	45.63%
64,315	47.05%
488	0.36%
1,827	1.34%
2,475	1.81%
5,216	3.82%
74,321	54.37%

2010
107,456
50,423	46.92%
50,110	46.63%
334	0.31%
1,260	1.17%
1,667	1.55%
3,532	3.29%
57,033	53.08%

2000
104,646
51,664	49.37%
48,617	46.46%
257	0.25%
994	0.95%
1,039	0.99%
1,918	1.83%
52,982	50.63%

1990
102,637
56,361	54.91%
44,341	43.20%
141	0.14%
892	0.87%
n/a
902	0.88%
46,276	45.09%

1980
88,243
47,634	53.98%
38,498	43.63%
167	0.19%
550	0.62%
n/a
1,314	1.49%
40,609	46.02%

1970
79,425
45,304	57.04%
32,717	41.19%
27	0.03%
153	0.19%
n/a
882	1.11%
34,121	42.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,598	15.4
13,498	12.6
-6,149	-5.7
1,120	1.0

11,953	11.1
17,288	16.1

Number	Rate
2000's
15,326	14.6
8,854	8.5
-6,388	-6.1
395	0.4

-1,241	-1.2
4,051	3.9

Number	Rate
1990's
16,882	16.4
8,476	8.3
-5,112	-5.0
294	0.3

-4,697	-4.6
6,706	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
17,816	20.2
7,242	8.2
4,907	5.6
n/a

8,727	9.9
5,667	6.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-3,936	-5.0
n/a

2,330	2.9
6,488	8.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.9
25,033	18.4%
110,773	81.6%
17,912	13.2%

40,917
2.51

26,763	65.4%
17,938	67.0%
3,427	12.8%
14,154	34.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.4
27,431	25.5%
80,025	74.5%
13,921	13.0%

40,398
2.59

28,311	70.1%
18,030	63.7%
4,400	15.5%
12,087	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
29,434	28.1%
75,212	71.9%
11,843	11.3%

37,719
2.68

27,782	73.7%
19,342	69.6%
3,938	14.2%
9,937	26.3%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
29,441	28.7%
73,196	71.3%
9,591	9.3%

32,854
2.89

25,997	79.1%
19,606	75.4%
3,105	11.9%
6,857	20.9%

1980
Number	Percent
25.8
29,283	33.2%
58,960	66.8%
6,739	7.6%

27,282
3.13

22,190	81.3%
17,330	78.1%
2,355	10.6%
5,092	18.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,255	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,207	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,151	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,214	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,142	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,777	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,986	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,535	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,923	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,575	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,169	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,554	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,451	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,810	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,506	6.1%
$200,000 or more	1,662	4.1%

Median Household Income	53,970
Per Capita Income	28,319

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,436	8.4%
Public Assistance	861	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,480	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	38,050	61.0%
Unemployed	3,065	4.9%
In Armed Forces	3,064	4.9%

Total Labor Force	44,179	70.8%
Not in Labor Force	18,188	29.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,091	12,374	53.2%
Non-Profit	938	2,781	25.2%
Self-Employed	2,228	1,134	66.3%

Local Government	1,137	1,590	41.7%
State Government	860	2,155	28.5%
Federal Government	1,087	1,392	43.8%

Total Private + Self	16,319	13,508	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,022	7,918	33.7%
Total	20,341	21,426	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	19.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,824	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,976	21.4%
Professional, Technical	8,631	20.5%
Service Occupations	7,630	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	403	1.0%
All others	11,969	28.5%

White Collar		53.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,554	15.6%
Manufacturing	6,523	15.5%
Retail trade	4,519	10.8%
Educational services	3,987	9.5%
Construction	2,784	6.6%
Public administration	2,775	6.6%
Accommodation and food services	2,759	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,072	4.9%
Other services	2,060	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,977	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,629	3.9%
Finance and insurance	1,193	2.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	820	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	595	1.4%
Wholesale trade	519	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	454	1.1%
Information	445	1.1%
Utilities	255	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	68	0.2%
Management	42	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,608	2.48%
Puerto Rican	651	0.62%
Cuban	247	0.23%
Dominican	1	0.00%

Total Central American	456	0.43%
Costa Rican	12	0.01%
Guatemalan	9	0.01%
Honduran	21	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	390	0.37%
Salvadoran	24	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	98	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	42	0.04%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	47	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	9	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	455	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	455	0.43%
Vietnamese	278	0.26%
Indian	232	0.22%
Chinese	191	0.18%
Korean	51	0.05%
Laotian	42	0.04%
Indonesian	37	0.04%
Hmong	22	0.02%
Japanese	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	92,729	94.4%
Spanish	3,579	3.6%
German, other Germanic	441	0.4%
Other Indo-European	328	0.3%
Tagalog	279	0.3%
Other Asian	205	0.2%
Vietnamese	175	0.2%
Other	131	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	122	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	7,239	6.9%
American	6,708	6.4%
German	6,105	5.8%
Irish	5,354	5.1%
European	1,944	1.8%
Italian	1,902	1.8%
Scottish	1,704	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	1,259	1.2%
African	1,234	1.2%
French	1,228	1.2%
Polish	1,084	1.0%
Dutch	850	0.8%
Swedish	474	0.5%
Norwegian	399	0.4%
British	378	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	103,913	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,286	1.2%

Native	102,268	97.2%
Foreign-born	2,931	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,292	3.3%	5,490	7.9%	22,075	31.8%	23,622	34.0%	9,530	13.7%	6,510	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,292	3.3%
9-12 Years	5,490	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,075	31.8%
Some College	23,622	34.0%
Bach. Degree	9,530	13.7%
Grad Degree	6,510	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	93,282	87,991	5,291	5.7%
1991	95,585	86,674	8,911	9.3%
1992	97,607	89,182	8,425	8.6%
1993	101,860	92,329	9,531	9.4%
1994	101,064	92,677	8,387	8.3%
1995	102,336	95,947	6,389	6.2%
1996	103,262	96,639	6,623	6.4%
1997	105,061	99,021	6,040	5.7%
1998	106,189	101,246	4,943	4.7%
1999	106,968	101,264	5,704	5.3%

2000	102,276	97,696	4,580	4.5%
2001	99,240	92,511	6,729	6.8%
2002	98,635	90,854	7,781	7.9%
2003	102,676	94,283	8,393	8.2%
2004	104,686	95,633	9,053	8.6%
2005	105,943	96,034	9,909	9.4%
2006	106,635	97,602	9,033	8.5%
2007	103,375	95,408	7,967	7.7%
2008	100,983	91,862	9,121	9.0%
2009	103,079	89,864	13,215	12.8%

2010	103,654	90,338	13,316	12.8%
2011	103,699	91,011	12,688	12.2%
2012	102,860	91,843	11,017	10.7%
2013	101,660	92,795	8,865	8.7%
2014	101,756	94,378	7,378	7.3%
2015	101,766	94,769	6,997	6.9%
2016	100,945	95,039	5,906	5.9%
2017	99,795	94,593	5,202	5.2%
2018	99,460	95,421	4,039	4.1%
2019	99,295	96,008	3,287	3.3%

2020	99,805	93,048	6,757	6.8%
2021	97,474	93,027	4,447	4.6%
2022	95,686	91,990	3,696	3.9%
2023	94,552	90,904	3,648	3.9%
2024	95,135	90,176	4,959	5.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	47,015
Median Value	$146,300

Occupied	40,917	87.0%
Vacant	6,098	13.0%

Owned	27,028	66.1%
Rented	13,889	33.9%
Median Rent	$995

Single-Family Units	32,300	68.7%
Detached	31,101	66.2%
Attached	1,199	2.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,027	6.4%
Mobile Homes	9,339	19.9%

Sumter, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area