2024 population: 135,806 ( 891 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:	6,918	12.7
Deaths:	8,105	14.8
Net Migration:	-227	-0.4
Net Immigration:	533	1.0

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
142,427
66,583	46.75%
67,489	47.38%
405	0.28%
1,486	1.04%
1,896	1.33%
4,431	3.11%
75,844	53.25%

2000
137,148
66,113	48.21%
65,810	47.98%
318	0.23%
1,078	0.79%
1,184	0.86%
2,478	1.81%
71,035	51.79%

1990
131,087
68,577	52.31%
60,351	46.04%
167	0.13%
908	0.69%
n/a
1,084	0.83%
62,510	47.69%

1980
115,707
59,171	51.14%
53,874	46.56%
172	0.15%
614	0.53%
n/a
1,796	1.55%
56,536	48.86%

1970
105,029
55,024	52.39%
48,514	46.19%
46	0.04%
156	0.15%
n/a
946	0.90%
50,005	47.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,598	11.7
13,498	9.5
-6,149	-4.3
1,120	0.8

-4,207	-3.0
-1,523	-1.1

Number	Rate
2000's
19,178	14.0
12,027	8.8
-6,638	-4.8
656	0.5

470	0.3
4,809	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
20,977	16.0
11,779	9.0
-3,317	-2.5
380	0.3

-2,464	-1.9
8,525	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
22,512	19.5
9,831	8.5
4,110	3.6
n/a

9,406	8.1
5,974	5.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,716	-4.5
n/a

4,147	3.9
6,531	6.2

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):

2024
Number	Percent
39.8
30,465	22.4%
105,341	77.6%
26,333	19.4%

53,439
2.46

34,371	64.3%
23,372	68.0%
3,971	11.6%
19,068	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
74.1
-71,947	-50.5%
214,374	150.5%
39,576	27.8%

107,060
2.58

75,098	70.1%
47,892	63.8%
11,378	15.2%
31,962	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
34.2
37,839	27.6%
99,309	72.4%
16,456	12.0%

49,519
2.67

36,362	73.4%
25,143	69.1%
5,241	14.4%
13,157	26.6%

1990
Number	Percent
30.3
37,801	28.8%
93,286	71.2%
13,378	10.2%

42,421
2.91

33,517	79.0%
24,875	74.2%
3,972	11.9%
8,904	21.0%

1980
Number	Percent
26.2
38,459	33.2%
77,248	66.8%
9,722	8.4%

35,670
3.16

29,010	81.3%
22,427	77.3%
3,079	10.6%
6,660	18.7%

2024 Housing Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,997	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,528	6.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,462	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,424	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,246	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,333	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,620	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,723	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,942	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,197	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,723	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,970	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,857	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,865	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,031	5.7%
$200,000 or more	2,521	4.7%

Median Household Income	55,700
Per Capita Income	30,195

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,514	8.4%
Public Assistance	890	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,878	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	47,324	59.9%
Unemployed	3,645	4.6%
In Armed Forces	3,601	4.6%

Total Labor Force	54,570	69.1%
Not in Labor Force	24,384	30.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,856	16,190	52.4%
Non-Profit	1,052	3,561	22.8%
Self-Employed	2,631	1,594	62.3%

Local Government	1,646	2,166	43.2%
State Government	1,002	2,697	27.1%
Federal Government	957	1,491	39.1%

Total Private + Self	20,487	17,784	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,657	9,915	32.0%
Total	25,144	27,699	47.6%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%
Pct. Private + Self	72.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,344	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,686	22.1%
Professional, Technical	10,609	20.0%
Service Occupations	9,681	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	557	1.1%
All others	14,647	27.7%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	7,918	14.9%
Manufacturing	7,600	14.3%
Retail trade	6,206	11.7%
Educational services	4,901	9.3%
Construction	4,053	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	3,900	7.4%
Public administration	3,197	6.0%
Other services	2,668	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,369	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,284	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,255	4.3%
Finance and insurance	1,525	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,132	2.1%
Information	708	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	627	1.2%
Wholesale trade	601	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	469	0.9%
Utilities	387	0.7%
Management	105	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	62	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,879	2.12%
Puerto Rican	1,228	0.90%
Cuban	139	0.10%
Dominican	12	0.01%

Total Central American	649	0.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	203	0.15%
Honduran	43	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	340	0.25%
Salvadoran	63	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	234	0.17%
Argentinean	14	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	174	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	519	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	591	0.44%
Filipino	560	0.41%
Indian	256	0.19%
Chinese	157	0.12%
Korean	78	0.06%
Japanese	52	0.04%
Laotian	45	0.03%
Hmong	25	0.02%
Thai	20	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	120,584	94.5%
Spanish	4,116	3.2%
Vietnamese	577	0.5%
Tagalog	545	0.4%
German, other Germanic	451	0.4%
Other Indo-European	426	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	213	0.2%
Other	163	0.1%
Chinese	136	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	10,590	7.8%
American	7,956	5.9%
German	7,591	5.6%
Irish	7,522	5.5%
Italian	2,888	2.1%
Scottish	2,325	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,129	1.6%
French	1,402	1.0%
Polish	1,374	1.0%
European	1,184	0.9%
Dutch	905	0.7%
African	602	0.4%
Jamaican	424	0.3%
Russian	402	0.3%
Greek	314	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	134,057	98.8%
Not a citizen	1,654	1.2%

Native	131,989	97.3%
Foreign-born	3,722	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,918	3.2%	7,888	8.5%	30,839	33.4%	30,221	32.7%	12,955	14.0%	7,596	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,918	3.2%
9-12 Years	7,888	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,839	33.4%
Some College	30,221	32.7%
Bach. Degree	12,955	14.0%
Grad Degree	7,596	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.1

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	63,671
Median Value	$163,455

Occupied	53,439	83.9%
Vacant	10,232	16.1%

Owned	37,003	69.2%
Rented	16,436	30.8%
Median Rent	$983

Single-Family Units	42,472	66.7%
Detached	41,253	64.8%
Attached	1,219	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,828	6.0%
Mobile Homes	14,539	22.8%

Sumter, SC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Sumter, SC Metro Area