COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alcolu vs Sumter
PLACE A
Alcolu, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sumter, South Carolina
Alcolu is 99% smaller than Sumter. Sumter earns more, with a median household income $13,675 higher. Sumter has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
ALCOLUSUMTERDIFFERENCE
Total population45943,094−99% vs Sumter
Population density1011,305−1,204
Population growth-6.3%7.3%−13.5 pts
Median age17.733.6−15.9
Male47.3%49.5%−2.2 pts
Female52.7%50.5%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.7%38.4%−19.7 pts
Black49.2%46.1%+3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.4%7.1%+22.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other2.6%5.5%−2.9 pts
Median household income$41,917$55,592−$13,675
Per capita income$21,668$29,338−$7,670
Poverty rate44.6%16.7%+27.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%28.7%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree13.1%10.7%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation52.0%59.4%−7.4 pts
Median home value$165,500$199,100−$33,600
Median gross rent$685$1,076−$391
Owner-occupied69.6%57.2%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%50.4%+49.6 pts
Average commute17.819.6−1.8
Worked from home18.5%6.1%+12.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.3%8.7%−7.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024