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Sumter County, FL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: The Villages, FL
Designated Market Area: Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 154,693   ( 24,940 from 2020)
Land area: 557.1 square miles
Population density: 277.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:129,458 83.69% 17.4%
Black:10,3046.66% 13.8%
Indian:4140.27% 17.9%
Asian:2,0411.32% 50.1%
2+ races:1,5100.98% 28.0%
Hispanic:10,9667.09% 44.9%
Total non-White:25,23516.31% 29.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,196 4.2
Deaths:11,24921.7
Net Migration: 32,88963.4
Net Immigration: 6691.3
Change in White population:19,218 14.8
Change in Non-White pop.:5,722 4.4




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
129,753
110,24084.96%
9,0536.98%
3510.27%
1,3601.05%
1,1800.91%
7,5695.83%
19,51315.04%

2010
93,420
77,33882.79%
8,7369.35%
2940.31%
6370.68%
7560.81%
5,5825.98%
16,08217.21%

2000
53,345
41,79678.35%
7,20213.50%
2410.45%
2440.46%
4930.92%
3,3566.29%
11,54921.65%

1990
31,577
25,34080.25%
5,10516.17%
2880.91%
330.10%
n/a
8112.57%
6,23719.75%

1980
24,272
19,13678.84%
4,51618.61%
900.37%
340.14%
n/a
4721.94%
5,13621.16%

1970
14,839
11,21575.58%
3,43923.18%
120.08%
130.09%
n/a
1040.70%
3,624 24.42%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
4,311 4.6
14,88415.9
49,02952.5
-134-0.1
32,902 35.2
3,431 3.7
2000's
NumberRate
4,715 8.8
7,47714.0
26,44849.6
6381.2
35,542 66.6
4,533 8.5
1990's
NumberRate
4,203 13.3
4,65814.8
12,83640.6
1420.4
16,456 52.1
5,312 16.8
1980's
NumberRate
3,852 15.9
3,250 13.4
6,888 28.4
n/a
6,204 25.6
1,101 4.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
8,471 57.1
n/a
7,921 53.4
1,512 10.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sumter County, FL

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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
NumberPercent
68.3
9,405 3.3%
275,041 96.7%
76,345 26.8%
64,305
1.92
41,647 64.8%
37,061 89.0%
1,291 3.1%
22,658 35.2%

2010
NumberPercent
62.7
8,512 9.1%
84,908 90.9%
40,530 43.4%
41,361
2.04
29,117 70.4%
25,796 88.6%
998 3.4%
12,244 29.6%

2000
NumberPercent
49.3
8,627 16.2%
44,718 83.8%
14,720 27.6%
20,736
2.27
15,073 72.7%
12,784 84.8%
1,007 6.7%
5,663 27.3%

1990
NumberPercent
40.2
7,049 22.3%
24,528 77.7%
7,048 22.3%
12,215
2.44
8,996 73.6%
7,368 81.9%
719 8.0%
3,219 26.4%

1980
NumberPercent
34.4
6,344 26.1%
17,928 73.9%
4,050 16.7%
8,654
2.66
6,792 78.5%
5,857 86.2%
404 5.9%
1,862 21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sumter County, FL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units76,923 
Median Value$324,400 
Occupied64,30583.6%
Vacant12,61816.4%
Owned56,04887.2%
Rented8,25712.8%
Median Rent$1,185 
Single-Family Units63,25582.2%
    Detached62,52281.3%
    Attached7331.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,9133.8%
Mobile Homes9,65212.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sumter County, FL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,5724.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7162.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4332.2%
$20,000 to $24,9992,5223.9%
$25,000 to $29,9992,7734.3%
$30,000 to $34,9992,6534.1%
$35,000 to $39,9992,4043.7%
$40,000 to $44,9992,4363.8%
$45,000 to $49,9992,7344.3%
$50,000 to $59,9996,0099.3%
$60,000 to $74,9997,31911.4%
$75,000 to $99,99910,25115.9%
$100,000 to $124,9998,05812.5%
$125,000 to $149,9993,7185.8%
$150,000 to $199,9994,0026.2%
$200,000 or more3,7055.8%
Median Household Income70,105 
Per Capita Income44,431 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,2563.5%
Public Assistance7251.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,5715.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed19,67946.9%
Unemployed1,1662.8%
In Armed Forces800.2%
Total Labor Force20,92549.9%
Not in Labor Force21,02550.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 52.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,5379,60752.3%
Non-Profit7791,16940.0%
Self-Employed1,9641,32959.6%
Local Government8171,03844.0%
State Government10140120.1%
Federal Government14214749.1%
Total Private + Self12,50110,93653.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,8392,75540.0%
Total14,34013,69151.2%
Pct. Govt.9.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,44015.5%
Sales and Office Occupations7,52926.3%
Professional, Technical5,12017.9%
Service Occupations5,09817.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1690.6%
All others6,47122.6%
White Collar 59.6%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade3,88113.5%
Health care and social assistance3,34511.7%
Construction2,98410.4%
Accommodation and food services2,0117.0%
Manufacturing1,9987.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,8396.4%
Other services1,8026.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,6925.9%
Educational services1,6905.9%
Finance and insurance1,4925.2%
Public administration1,2014.2%
Professional, scientific, technical1,1624.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0573.7%
Transportation and warehousing7632.7%
Utilities5271.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4321.5%
Wholesale trade4111.4%
Information2871.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction570.2%
Management270.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sumter County, FL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,0052.28%
Puerto Rican1,8891.43%
Cuban9190.70%
Dominican620.05%
Total Central American2400.18%
Costa Rican150.01%
Guatemalan1100.08%
Honduran680.05%
Nicaraguan120.01%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran350.03%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American6110.46%
Argentinean100.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1450.11%
Ecuadorian90.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3130.24%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1340.10%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,3361.01%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese6220.47%
Filipino4170.32%
Korean1300.10%
Vietnamese880.07%
Thai620.05%
Burmese440.03%
Japanese300.02%
Indian140.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English120,43193.0%
Spanish6,0064.6%
Other Indo-European6250.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun5820.4%
Chinese4910.4%
German, other Germanic4370.3%
Tagalog2950.2%
Other Asian1590.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1410.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German22,77917.3%
Irish19,21914.6%
English18,45114.0%
American11,6108.8%
Italian10,6808.1%
Polish5,4444.1%
French4,1933.2%
Scottish3,4172.6%
Dutch2,2331.7%
Swedish1,9471.5%
Scotch-Irish1,9381.5%
European1,8231.4%
Welsh1,4821.1%
Norwegian1,4281.1%
Russian1,1140.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen128,86297.7%
Not a citizen2,9702.3%
Native123,58293.7%
Foreign-born8,2506.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sumter County, FL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,920 1.6%6,954 5.9%34,638 29.2%35,203 29.7%23,971 20.2%16,022 13.5%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,920 1.6%
9-12 Years 6,954 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 34,638 29.2%
Some College 35,203 29.7%
Bach. Degree 23,971 20.2%
Grad Degree 16,022 13.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Sumter County, FL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 12,340 11,357 983 8.0% 6.2%
1991 12,238 11,126 1,112 9.1% 7.6%
1992 12,233 11,176 1,057 8.6% 8.4%
1993 12,241 11,339 902 7.4% 7.4%
1994 12,424 11,585 839 6.8% 6.5%
1995 13,104 12,389 715 5.5% 5.6%
1996 14,334 13,662 672 4.7% 5.3%
1997 14,580 13,909 671 4.6% 4.9%
1998 14,499 13,992 507 3.5% 4.4%
1999 14,806 14,370 436 2.9% 3.9%
2000 17,077 16,335 742 4.3% 3.8%
2001 17,562 16,615 947 5.4% 4.4%
2002 18,543 17,562 981 5.3% 4.9%
2003 19,303 18,421 882 4.6% 4.5%
2004 20,862 20,066 796 3.8% 3.8%
2005 25,379 24,709 670 2.6% 2.9%
2006 29,569 28,938 631 2.1% 2.5%
2007 31,366 30,459 907 2.9% 3.3%
2008 30,750 29,141 1,609 5.2% 5.7%
2009 31,550 28,884 2,666 8.5% 9.6%
2010 25,080 21,850 3,230 12.9% 10.8%
2011 25,901 22,746 3,155 12.2% 10.0%
2012 26,712 23,804 2,908 10.9% 8.6%
2013 27,530 24,872 2,658 9.7% 7.5%
2014 28,243 25,819 2,424 8.6% 6.4%
2015 28,750 26,518 2,232 7.8% 5.5%
2016 29,490 27,358 2,132 7.2% 4.9%
2017 30,233 28,364 1,869 6.2% 4.2%
2018 31,299 29,657 1,642 5.2% 3.6%
2019 32,638 31,030 1,608 4.9% 3.3%
2020 32,225 29,691 2,534 7.9% 7.7%
2021 34,967 33,079 1,888 5.4% 4.6%
2022 37,346 35,829 1,517 4.1% 2.9%
2023 38,961 37,316 1,645 4.2% 2.9%
2024 34,258 32,233 2,025 5.9% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com