Sumter County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 9,35472.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,17324.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2732.1%Asian alone
  • 710.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 500.4%Some other race alone
  • 250.2%Two or more races
  • 70.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $132,135

Here:	$132,135
State:	$209,799

Townhouses or other attached units: $122,298

Here:	$122,298
State:	$168,997

Mobile homes: $52,674

Here:	$52,674
State:	$69,597

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $320 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $223 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $372 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Livingston, York, Panola-Geiger, Belmont, Bellamy, Cuba, Gainesville, Epes, Geiger, Panola.

2018 air pollution in Sumter County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 3.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bamberg County, South Carolina , Imperial County, California , East Carroll Parish, Louisiana , Hood County, Texas , Johnson County, Texas , Tarrant County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,075
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 213 (11.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1552010 or later
• 522000 to 2009
• 181990 to 1999
• 211980 to 1989
• 71970 to 1979
• 21Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,600
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 270
• 3 or 4: 348
• 5 to 9: 184
• 10 to 19: 120
• 20 to 49: 109
• 50 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 2,244

Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 1,157 (46 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,253

Religion statistics for Sumter County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sumter County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1971: April 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 1971, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to September 26, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1605: August 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1605, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 28, 2005 to September 26, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3214: August 28, 2005, FEMA Id: 3214, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1593: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1593, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3096: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3096, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,536 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.23% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($18,053 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($12,483 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.51%
Alabama average:	2.56%

from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.82% ($19,455 average AGI)
from Lauderdale County, MS	0.65% ($32,115)

5.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,573 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($15,983 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($13,591 average AGI)

Sumter County:	2.36%
Alabama average:	2.59%

to Tuscaloosa County, AL	1.31% ($27,519 average AGI)
to Lauderdale County, MS	0.73% ($30,767)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 24.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sumter County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,310 (1,046 living alone), Female householders: 2,973 (1,208 living alone)

• 1,387 spouses (1,370 opposite-sex spouses), 255 unmarried partners, (255 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,572 children (3,268 natural, 105 adopted, 199 stepchildren), 707 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 14 foster children, 231 other relatives, 340 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 871

Size of family households: 1,375 2-persons, 592 3-persons, 532 4-persons, 142 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,253 1-person, 201 2-persons, 51 3-persons.

779 married couples with children.
1,179 single-parent households (161 men, 1,018 women).

96.3% of residents of Sumter speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $119,433,000 ($8,446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,438,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,349,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,241,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,689,000
Federal grants: $42,103,000
Federal procurement contracts: $649,000 ($17,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,401,000 ($8,059,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,609,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,928,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-88 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sumter County, Alabama
• 1962014 or later
• 642010 to 2013
• 7322000 to 2009
• 1,2571990 to 1999
• 1,4921980 to 1989
• 1,3381970 to 1979
• 6831960 to 1969
• 7171950 to 1959
• 1811940 to 1949
• 2951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Alabama
• 01 room
• 302 rooms
• 113 rooms
• 1614 rooms
• 8935 rooms
• 7706 rooms
• 8807 rooms
• 3428 rooms
• 2809+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Alabama
• 491 room
• 02 rooms
• 4683 rooms
• 6414 rooms
• 2355 rooms
• 2406 rooms
• 597 rooms
• 1348 rooms
• 639+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Alabama
• 0no bedroom
• 331 bedroom
• 3982 bedrooms
• 2,0703 bedrooms
• 7664 bedrooms
• 1105+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Alabama
• 50no bedroom
• 5091 bedroom
• 6352 bedrooms
• 5433 bedrooms
• 1524 bedrooms
• 245+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 215no vehicle
• 1,0891 vehicle
• 9112 vehicles
• 7133 vehicles
• 2344 vehicles
• 2165+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in renter-occupied apartments
• 349no vehicle
• 1,1131 vehicle
• 3882 vehicles
• 173 vehicles
• 204 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.7% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Alabama.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 8,571
• Other state: 4,007
• Northeast: 191
• Midwest: 456
• South: 3,223
• West: 134

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,295
• Number of aged recipients: 197
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,098
• Number of recipients under 18: 206
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 721
• Number of recipients older than 64: 368
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 497
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 577

Sumter County on our top lists:

• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"