CITY · 2000 CENSUS

East Sumter

South Carolina · 1,220 residents · 3.32 sq mi

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East Sumter is a city of 1,220 people in South Carolina. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The typical home is worth $61,400. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 27%. The population has fallen 22% since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,220

−22%since 1990

from 1,570 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.9

+26%since 1990

from 30.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024943

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.9%(72)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(78)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.9%(96)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.5%(67)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.6%(142)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.2%(185)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.7%(155)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.9%(145)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.4%(127)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.9%(47)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(9)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,938

−5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,528 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2021

Per capita income

$13,010

+48%since 1990

from $8,787 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.4%

−4.0 ptssince 1990

from 19.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$500

+34%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $283 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.4%

+3.8 ptssince 1990

from 78.5% in 1990

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.2%(992)

Black36.8%(578)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic57%(696)

Black41.3%(504)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(10)

Asian0.2%(3)

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

10.0%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 10.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

72.5%

+6.0 ptssince 1990

from 66.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(133)

Married60%(305)

Widowed3.1%(16)

Divorced10.6%(54)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(123)

Married58%(303)

Widowed9.2%(48)

Divorced9.2%(48)

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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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