COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paxville vs Sumter
PLACE A
Paxville, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Sumter, South Carolina
Paxville is 99% smaller than Sumter. Paxville earns more, with a median household income $3,366 higher. Paxville has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 7%).
PAXVILLESUMTERDIFFERENCE
Total population22843,094−99% vs Sumter
Population density2171,305−1,088
Population growth25.4%7.3%+18.2 pts
Median age45.433.6+11.8
Male54.3%49.5%+4.8 pts
Female45.7%50.5%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born4.9%4.9%Even
White, non-Hispanic30.9%38.4%−7.5 pts
Black57.6%46.1%+11.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%7.1%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other8.4%5.5%+2.9 pts
Median household income$58,958$55,592+$3,366
Per capita income$25,381$29,338−$3,957
Poverty rate19.9%16.7%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%28.7%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree4.1%10.7%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%6.6%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation63.8%59.4%+4.3 pts
Median home value$133,900$199,100−$65,200
Median gross rent$825$1,076−$251
Owner-occupied62.9%57.2%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%14.2%−10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.5%50.4%−6.8 pts
Average commute29.519.6+9.9
Worked from home12.7%6.1%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured14.6%8.7%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025