COMPARING TWO PLACES
Olanta vs Sumter
PLACE A
Olanta, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sumter, South Carolina
Olanta is 99% smaller than Sumter. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sumter has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
OLANTASUMTERDIFFERENCE
Total population55043,094−99% vs Sumter
Population density5531,305−752
Population growth-2.3%7.3%−9.6 pts
Median age38.533.6+4.9
Male38.5%49.5%−11.0 pts
Female61.5%50.5%+11.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%4.9%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%38.4%+2.6 pts
Black53.0%46.1%+6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%7.1%−5.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other4.1%5.5%−1.4 pts
Median household income$54,464$55,592−$1,128
Per capita income$25,047$29,338−$4,291
Poverty rate15.3%16.7%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%28.7%−18.6 pts
Graduate degree2.4%10.7%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%6.6%+10.0 pts
Labor force participation55.7%59.4%−3.7 pts
Median home value$115,000$199,100−$84,100
Median gross rent$845$1,076−$231
Owner-occupied58.5%57.2%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%14.2%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households2.5%50.4%−47.8 pts
Average commute21.819.6+2.2
Worked from home2.3%6.1%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work3.3%0.1%+3.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%8.7%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025