COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Sumter
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sumter, South Carolina
Cameron is 99% smaller than Sumter. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $19,294 higher. Sumter has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
CAMERONSUMTERDIFFERENCE
Total population36743,094−99% vs Sumter
Population density1171,305−1,187
Population growth-11.3%7.3%−18.6 pts
Median age48.233.6+14.6
Male41.7%49.5%−7.8 pts
Female58.3%50.5%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.6%4.9%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%38.4%+47.3 pts
Black9.6%46.1%−36.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%7.1%−5.7 pts
Asian1.2%2.8%−1.6 pts
Other2.1%5.5%−3.4 pts
Median household income$74,886$55,592+$19,294
Per capita income$35,444$29,338+$6,106
Poverty rate15.7%16.7%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%28.7%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree8.1%10.7%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.6%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation64.6%59.4%+5.2 pts
Median home value$215,800$199,100+$16,700
Median gross rent$1,034$1,076−$42
Owner-occupied85.2%57.2%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%14.2%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%50.4%−26.4 pts
Average commute16.419.6−3.2
Worked from home24.9%6.1%+18.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured1.4%8.7%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025