COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Sumter County

Alabama · 16,174 residents · 904 sq mi

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Sumter County is a county of 16,174 people in Alabama. The poverty rate is 39.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 46%. The typical home is worth $34,400. Households take in $12,811 at the median, 57% less than the US figure. Median rent is $196 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

16,174

+9%vs 2000

vs 14,798 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

904 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,230)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(1,377)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(1,447)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.9%(1,762)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(1,404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(2,223)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(1,877)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(1,247)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,253)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,160)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(939)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(255)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,811

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,911 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,031

−30%vs 2000

vs $11,491 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

39.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,400

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$196

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $298 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic25.8%(3,813)

Black72.4%(10,718)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(165)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic29.5%(4,770)

Black70.2%(11,358)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(97)

Asian0.3%(46)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.1%(17)

Mexican0.1%(11)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Cuban0.1%(9)

South American0%(4)

Argentine0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(15)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Thai0.1%(6)

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

American14.3%(1,694)

Irish3.2%(377)

English3.1%(367)

Scottish2.2%(258)

German1.7%(196)

Subsaharan African0.8%(91)

Swedish0.7%(80)

Arab0.7%(79)

Italian0.6%(67)

French0.5%(60)

Finnish0.4%(44)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(33)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.2%(19)

Jamaican0.2%(19)

Dutch0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(14)

Russian0.1%(13)

British0.1%(12)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Greek0%(4)

Polish0%(3)

French Canadian0%(1)

Slovak0%(1)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.4%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 19.0 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 married44.6%(1,911)

Married47.3%(2,028)

Widowed1.7%(71)

Divorced6.4%(273)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(2,551)

Married31.7%(1,801)

Widowed9.9%(564)

Divorced13.4%(763)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.5%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% 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)6.7%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(68)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.4%(69)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 283 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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