CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sumter

South Carolina · 41,945 residents · 33.0 sq mi

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Sumter is home to 41,945 people in South Carolina. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. The average commute runs 12 minutes. 20.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median home value sits at $58,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% 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

41,945

+6%vs 2000

vs 39,643 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

33.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(3,459)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(3,474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(2,745)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(2,720)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.2%(4,263)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.2%(9,321)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(5,821)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(3,089)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(2,685)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(2,686)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(1,314)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(368)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,221

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,590 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,495

−32%vs 2000

vs $16,949 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.7%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$354

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

47.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.1% in 2000

52.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.7%(19,300)

Black46.1%(18,256)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(938)

Asian1.3%(503)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.5%(24,937)

Black38.6%(16,205)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(597)

Asian1.2%(498)

Other0.7%(305)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(1,793)

Puerto Rican1.4%(606)

Central American1%(425)

Panamanian0.6%(246)

Guatemalan0.4%(179)

South American0.3%(108)

Colombian0.2%(89)

Cuban0.1%(45)

Peruvian0%(19)

Dominican0%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(428)

Filipino0.8%(332)

Asian Indian0.5%(225)

Chinese0.3%(126)

Korean0.1%(36)

Laotian0.1%(26)

Hmong0.1%(25)

Japanese0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(43)

Chamorro0%(10)

Ancestry

English6.7%(2,901)

German6%(2,566)

Irish5.6%(2,427)

American5.3%(2,261)

Italian2.8%(1,203)

Polish1.9%(823)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(773)

Dutch1.5%(649)

Scottish1.4%(590)

French1.2%(504)

West Indian0.7%(285)

Jamaican0.6%(242)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.6%(240)

Greek0.5%(208)

Canadian0.4%(179)

Iranian0.4%(151)

Norwegian0.3%(138)

British0.3%(123)

Romanian0.3%(116)

Czech0.2%(101)

Portuguese0.2%(77)

Russian0.2%(72)

Swedish0.2%(71)

Nigerian0.2%(70)

Arab0.1%(55)

French Canadian0.1%(53)

Welsh0.1%(38)

Austrian0.1%(35)

Serbian0.1%(34)

Turkish0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Lebanese0%(21)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(19)

Guyanese0%(18)

Danish0%(16)

Slovak0%(16)

Armenian0%(13)

Haitian0%(9)

Syrian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 11.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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 married40.9%(6,635)

Married46.1%(7,493)

Widowed3.8%(614)

Divorced9.2%(1,495)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(6,016)

Married43%(7,535)

Widowed10.3%(1,813)

Divorced12.3%(2,163)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% 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)41.3%(1,785)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(1,417)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.2%(914)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(266)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,317 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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