East Sumter is a city of 943 people in South Carolina. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $72,900. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 277 fewer people here than in 2000.
At a glance
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Sumter
What changed most since 1990
Black share36.8% → 63.6%(+26.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,843 → $72,900(−35%)US over the same years: +67%
Population1,570 → 943(−40%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)49.4%(38)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era7.8%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 77 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Sumter, decade by decade
East Sumter population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,570
$51,669
$111,843
10.5%
58.2
2000
1,220
$49,072
$111,850
10.0%
63.0
2010
1,343
$46,112
$105,879
10.1%
69.7
2020
1,135
$48,308
$77,449
1.7%
72.7
2024
943
–
$72,900
9.8%
61.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
