CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Sumter

South Carolina · 1,570 residents · 3.32 sq mi

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East Sumter is a city of 1,570 people in South Carolina. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $46,600. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 350 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $283 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,570

+29%vs 2000

vs 1,220 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.0

−21%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024943

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(123)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(125)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(296)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(209)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(200)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(90)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(44)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,528

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2021

Per capita income

$8,787

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,010 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,600

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $500 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57%(696)

Black41.3%(504)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.2%(992)

Black36.8%(578)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(15)

Central American0.6%(6)

Guatemalan0.6%(6)

Ancestry

Irish15%(141)

American4.6%(43)

English1.6%(15)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(10)

German0.7%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.5%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.6%(222)

Married31.6%(154)

Widowed22.8%(111)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married16%(46)

Married38.3%(110)

Widowed21.3%(61)

Divorced24.4%(70)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−23.7 ptssince 2013

from 33.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+16.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.4%

+19.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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