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Sumter County

Florida · 157,772 residents (2025 est.) · 557 sq mi
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With 143,408 people, Sumter County is a county in Florida. The median age is 68.5, about 30 years above the US median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 90,063 people. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,508, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 68.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 184%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Sumter County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population31,577 → 143,408 (+354%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median age40.0 → 68.5 (+28.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,883 → $385,400 (+230%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 67 counties in Florida

  • 21st in household income$76,508
  • 16th in share with a bachelor's degree35.3%
  • 13th in home value$385,400
  • 64th in diversity score36.5
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
143,408
+169%since 2000
from 53,345 in 2000
157,772 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
257 / sq mi
+169%since 2000
from 96 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
68.5
+39%since 2000
from 49.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
557 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20K54K87K121K155K19902000201020202024Sumter County
2024143K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 51.8%(2,639)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 92%(2,862)
US avg: 6%
10 to 142%(2,905)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 192.1%(3,060)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 242%(2,859)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 345.3%(7,658)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 446.3%(9,062)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 546.8%(9,734)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(19,907)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7429.7%(42,626)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8422.9%(32,815)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over5.1%(7,281)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,508
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,073 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$49,030
+191%since 2000
from $16,830 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.0%
+28.9 ptssince 2009
from 22.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.7%
−4.0 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
+5%since 2010
from 0.411 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$385,400
+184%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,269
+70%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $410 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
87.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 86.5% in 2000
12.4% rent
Vacancy rate
16.4%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
1.93 people
−3%since 2009
from 1.99 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
+16.9 ptssince 2009
from 33.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
+30%since 2009
from 3.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
93
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78.4%(41,796)
Black13.5%(7,202)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(3,356)
Asian0.4%(216)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.6%(119,928)
Black6.3%(9,103)
Hispanic / Latino6.4%(9,163)
Asian1%(1,466)
Other2.6%(3,748)
Diversity Score
36
−21%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−11%since 2020
from 50 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(2,845)
Puerto Rican1.2%(1,781)
Cuban1%(1,409)
Peruvian0.3%(386)
Venezuelan0.2%(300)
Colombian0.1%(204)
Spaniard0.1%(163)
Guatemalan0.1%(159)
Honduran0.1%(77)
Panamanian0.1%(77)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(656)
Chinese0.2%(288)
Vietnamese0.1%(165)
Korean0.1%(103)
Asian Indian0.1%(103)
Thai0%(59)
Burmese0%(51)
Cambodian0%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German16.9%(24,235)
Irish14.9%(21,343)
English14.6%(20,870)
American10.4%(14,895)
Italian8.2%(11,811)
Polish4.5%(6,509)
French2.9%(4,109)
Scottish2.5%(3,548)
Dutch1.6%(2,302)
Swedish1.4%(1,965)
Norwegian1.2%(1,748)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,559)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(1,198)
Russian0.8%(1,123)
French Canadian0.7%(1,050)
Hungarian0.6%(910)
Slovak0.5%(740)
British0.5%(687)
Ukrainian0.5%(680)
West Indian0.5%(679)
Danish0.5%(666)
Canadian0.4%(584)
Swiss0.4%(582)
Austrian0.3%(447)
Czech0.3%(367)
Arab0.2%(357)
Greek0.2%(351)
Lithuanian0.2%(324)
Portuguese0.2%(309)
Belgian0.2%(216)
Syrian0.1%(187)
Lebanese0.1%(167)
Jamaican0.1%(163)
Croatian0.1%(154)
Armenian0.1%(153)
Finnish0.1%(147)
Latvian0.1%(145)
Slovene0.1%(113)
Nigerian0.1%(82)
Brazilian0%(65)
Haitian0%(60)
Bulgarian0%(59)
Serbian0%(50)
Romanian0%(46)
Turkish0%(27)
Ethiopian0%(24)
Israeli0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.3%
+23.1 ptssince 2000
from 12.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+15.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.2%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.9 min
+36%since 2000
from 21.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.7%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.7%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.9%
+8.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−5.8 ptssince 2011
from 11.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
25.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 29.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
55.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 52.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.2%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
Female
50.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
13.7%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 18.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+9.9 ptssince 2017
from 81.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 92.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 93.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.3%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 4.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married17.9%(12,003)
Married63.7%(42,652)
Widowed6.6%(4,447)
Divorced11.7%(7,869)
Women 15+
Never married11.3%(7,715)
Married62.3%(42,365)
Widowed14.2%(9,642)
Divorced12.2%(8,309)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2013
from 9.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
38.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 38.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.6%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
61.5%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
6.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 6.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
58.7%
−6.3 ptssince 2020
from 65.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
70.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.5% 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)6.5%(1,184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(2,581)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.1%(9,526)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(1,482)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(467)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,301 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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Over time

Sumter County, decade by decade

Sumter County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199031,577$47,003$116,8837.8%41.1
200053,345$58,426$135,89512.2%45.5
201093,420$61,972$264,69719.0%37.8
2020129,752$72,259$323,73632.0%35.5
2024143,408$76,508$385,40035.3%36.5

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Sumter County, Florida?

Sumter County, Florida has about 143,408 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Sumter County, Florida?

The typical household in Sumter County, Florida earns about $76,508 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Sumter County, Florida expensive?

In Sumter County, Florida, the median home is worth about $385,400, and the typical rent is about $1,269 a month.

How educated are people in Sumter County, Florida?

About 35.3% of adults age 25 and over in Sumter County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Sumter County, Florida?

About 9.7% of people in Sumter County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Sumter County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Sumter County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 111,831 residents, a change of about 354 percent over that period.

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