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County population in July 2011: 107,555 (61% urban, 39% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 26,207
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,521
% of renters here:

31%
State:

33%

Land area: 665 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 162 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sumter County: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Sumter County, South Carolina:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (48.0%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (47.0%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (2.5%)
  • Asian alone (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Median resident age:  33.4 years
South Carolina median age:  35.4 years

Males: 50,680  (48.4%)
Females: 53,966  (51.6%)

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Sumter County,SC real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Sumter County:

2.7 people
South Carolina:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,689 ($33,278 in 1999)
This county:

$37689
South Carolina:

$42442

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $456 (lower quartile is $332, upper quartile is $556)
This county:

$456
State:

$545


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $99,800 (it was $67,000 in 2000)
Sumter County:

$99,800
South Carolina:

$137,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,900 - $150,600

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $161,738
Here:

$161,738
State:

$217,639

Townhouses or other attached units: $462,614
Here:

$462,614
State:

$164,785

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $133,645
Here:

$133,645
State:

$210,002

Mobile homes: $57,309
Here:

$57,309
State:

$45,713
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $944
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Institutionalized population: 1,460

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 17
  • Robberies: 54
  • Assaults: 331
  • Burglaries: 1091
  • Thefts: 1296
  • Auto thefts: 204

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 8
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 75
  • Assaults: 432
  • Burglaries: 982
  • Thefts: 1391
  • Auto thefts: 257

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 294 buildings, average cost: $95,900
  • 2001: 293 buildings, average cost: $100,100
  • 2002: 330 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2003: 493 buildings, average cost: $93,900
  • 2004: 572 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 2006: 760 buildings, average cost: $114,500
  • 2007: 568 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2008: 296 buildings, average cost: $132,200
  • 2009: 385 buildings, average cost: $114,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County South Carolina:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.8%


2008 Presidential Election results in Sumter County South Carolina:

Obama (Democratic): 57.5%
McCain (Republican): 42.0%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $661 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $383 (0.5%)


Sumter County household income distribution in 2009 Sumter County home values distribution


Sumter County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.9%
(9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.2% for Black residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.9%
Sumter County:

17.9%
South Carolina:

17.1%
(9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.2% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 34 years old
(Males: 31 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old)

Area name: Sumter, SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sumter, South Sumter, Lakewood, Cherryvale, Dalzell, Privateer, Wedgewood, Cane Savannah, Oakland, Stateburg.

Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2005 air pollution in Sumter County:

Lead: 0.01 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.


Local government website:www.sumter.net/~sumtercounty

Click to draw/clear Sumter County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sumter County: Wateree Swamp Hunting Club (A), Columbia Sumter Hunting Club (B), Borough Plantation (C), Cain Mills Club (D), Coldstream Plantation (E), Mac Boykin YMCA Camp (F), Sumters Landing (G), South Carolina Penitentiary State Farm Number One (H), McBride Corners (I), Manchester State Forest Headquarters (J), Pineland Plantation Golf Club (K), Wilsons Store (L), Walker and Walker Poultry Farms (M), Dundell Gardens (N), Friersons Store (O), Cane Savannah Raceway (P), Eastover Hunting Club (Q), Gamecock Raceway (R), Pocalla Springs Golf Course (S), Riverside Hunting Camp (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sumter County include: Rose Hill Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B), Pisgah Church (C), Pine Hill Church (D), New Hope Church (E), Union Church (F), Mulberry Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wood Chapel Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Smith Cemetery (4), Reynolds Cemetery (5), Mayesville Black River Cemetery (6), Hillside Memorial Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Westbury Lake (A), Shoe Lake (B), Brushtop Lake (C), Deep Hole (D), Ramsey Lake (E), Dow Lake (F), Little Lake (G), Reese Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Church Branch (A), Cowpen Swamp (B), Whites Mill Branch (C), Suicide Branch (D), Shanks Creek (E), Sandy Creek (F), Rocky Bluff Swamp (G), Robert Branch (H), Rafting Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Sumter County: Poinsett State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Clarendon County , Florence County , Kershaw County , Lee County , Richland County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

10.7%
South Carolina:

9.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 5,724
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,149 (46% naturalized citizens)

Sumter County:

2.1%
Whole state:

2.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 506
  • 1990 to 1994: 357
  • 1985 to 1989: 191
  • 1980 to 1984: 298
  • 1975 to 1979: 185
  • 1970 to 1974: 226
  • 1970 to 1974: 119
  • 1965 to 1969: 267

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.2%

Sumter County marital status for males
Sumter County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,824
  • One, attached: 1,693
  • Two: 1,169
  • 3 or 4: 1,157
  • 5 to 9: 833
  • 10 to 19: 344
  • 20 or more: 747
  • Mobile homes: 10,942
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 12,053 (1,639 second mortgage, 1,196 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,781

Here:

67.6% with mortgage
State:

66.8% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.64%
Here38.6%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 40,439
Total congregations: 114

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents18,202 (45.0%)8,098 (20.0%)3,325 (8.2%)2,437 (6.0%)1,149 (2.8%)
Congregations35 (30.7%)23 (20.2%)15 (13.2%)2 (1.8%)3 (2.6%)
NameEpiscopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents1,025 (2.5%)933 (2.3%)595 (1.5%)588 (1.5%)4,087 (10.1%)
Congregations5 (4.4%)3 (2.6%)1 (0.9%)1 (0.9%)26 (22.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Sumter County - Sumter, South Sumter, Lakewood, Cherryvale, Dalzell

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
This county:

1.54 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Sumter County:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Sumter County:

0.77 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 63
This county:

6.06 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 44
Sumter County:

4.23 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

13.2%
South Carolina:

10.6%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

34.1%
South Carolina:

29.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Sumter County:

11.2%
State:

13.4%


Agriculture in Sumter County:

Average size of farms: 253 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102,692
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $246.34
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.11%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,385
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,688
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.18
Corn for grain: 23699 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 10506 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5671 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 19781 harvested acres
Vegetables: 640 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 183 acres

Tornado activity:

Sumter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below South Carolina state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/15/2007, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people.

Earthquake activity:

Sumter County-area historical earthquake activity is near South Carolina state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from Sumter County center
On 9/25/2006 at 05:44:25, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2006 at 11:22:00, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3233): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 6, 2004 to October 11, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1566): October 7, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1566, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • South Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2004 to January 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1509): February 13, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1509, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • South Carolina Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1313): January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1313, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • South Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 14, 1999 to September 30, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1299): September 21, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1299, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 14, 1999 to September 25, 1999, Emergency Declared (EM-3145): September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3145, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 11, 1990 to October 28, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-881): October 22, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-881, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • South Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-843): September 22, 1989, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-843, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • South Carolina Drought, Incident Period: August 4, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3047): August 4, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3047, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Sumter County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (16%)
  • United Kingdom (11%)
  • Philippines (10%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Thailand (7%)
  • India (5%)
  • Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Sumter County (%):



  • United States or American (16%)
  • English (6%)
  • German (5%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • African (1%)


Sumter County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 35,653 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 6,438 (15%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 184 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 184 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 66 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 86 (0%)
  • Walked: 518 (1%)
  • Other means: 466 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 723 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Sumter County, South Carolina:

  • 824 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 748 people in state prisons
  • 642 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 421 people in nursing homes
  • 338 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 250 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 98 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 61 people in other group homes
  • 41 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,297.

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,499 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.07%
South Carolina average:

8.00%


0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,129 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.78%
South Carolina average:

0.15%

2.24% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($8,945 average AGI)
4.06% relocated from other states ($19,425 average AGI)
Sumter County:

4.06%
South Carolina average:

4.33%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clarendon County, SC  0.48% ($27,153 average AGI)
from Richland County, SC  0.32% ($30,564)
from Lee County, SC  0.27% ($23,118)
from Florence County, SC  0.16% ($22,967)
from Lexington County, SC  0.12% ($29,130)
from Wichita County, TX  0.10% ($28,342)
from Kershaw County, SC  0.10% ($26,079)


8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,894 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.18%
South Carolina average:

6.88%


0.71% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,768 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.71%
South Carolina average:

0.11%

2.94% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($10,822 average AGI)
4.53% relocated to other states ($18,305 average AGI)
Sumter County:

4.53%
South Carolina average:

3.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richland County, SC  0.72% ($30,474 average AGI)
to Clarendon County, SC  0.39% ($21,088)
to Lee County, SC  0.28% ($26,238)
to Lexington County, SC  0.22% ($34,298)
to Kershaw County, SC  0.21% ($32,038)
to Florence County, SC  0.16% ($27,525)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.15% ($25,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7

Births per 1000 population in Sumter County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Sumter County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sumter County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,509 (11,741 aged, 2,768 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.94
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7799.480
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 232.2
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44045.38

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1622.490
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 885.170
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.53

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.54
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62.55

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.74

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 94.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 54.6
  • Other - 39.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 76.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 49.1
  • Other - 27.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 101,179
  • In family households: 89,793 (18,942 male householders, 8,840 female householders)
    19,383 spouses, 33,266 children (30,431 natural, 783 adopted, 2,052 stepchildren), 3,510 grandchildren, 1,279 brothers or sisters, 869 parents, 1,690 other relatives, 2,014 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 11,386 (4,514 male householders (3,779 living alone)), 5,423 female householders (5,001 living alone)), 1,449 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 3,467 (1,469 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,544 2-persons, 6,939 3-persons, 5,990 4-persons, 2,752 5-persons, 1,058 6-persons, 499 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,780 1-person, 1,000 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

95.4% of residents of Sumter County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $947,493,000 ($8943 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $380,010,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $316,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $110,774,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,075,000
Federal grants: $181,010,000
Federal procurement contracts: $71,962,000 ($51,489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $261,252,000 ($248,950,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,103,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $57,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $60,493,000

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

Births: 9,037
Here:

86 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,937
Here:

47 per 1000 residents
State:

46 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +389
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,469
Here:  -33 per 1000 residents
State:  +27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Sumter County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 16.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.3

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 1,282
  • 2000 to 2004: 3,422
  • 1990 to 1999: 9,567
  • 1980 to 1989: 8,138
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,820
  • 1960 to 1969: 5,543
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,586
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,282
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,696
Rooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 109
  • 3 rooms: 1,021
  • 4 rooms: 2,112
  • 5 rooms: 6,466
  • 6 rooms: 6,756
  • 7 rooms: 5,115
  • 8 rooms: 2,857
  • 9+ rooms: 1,763
  • 1 room: 137
  • 2 rooms: 643
  • 3 rooms: 1,267
  • 4 rooms: 3,195
  • 5 rooms: 2,961
  • 6 rooms: 1,894
  • 7 rooms: 977
  • 8 rooms: 344
  • 9+ rooms: 103
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, South Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 61
  • 1 bedroom: 444
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,960
  • 3 bedrooms: 16,729
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,384
  • 5+ bedrooms: 629
  • no bedroom: 202
  • 1 bedroom: 1,366
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,023
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,037
  • 4 bedrooms: 826
  • 5+ bedrooms: 67
Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County, South Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 1,742
  • 1 vehicle: 6,993
  • 2 vehicles: 11,101
  • 3 vehicles: 4,811
  • 4 vehicles: 1,145
  • 5+ vehicles: 415
  • no vehicle: 2,393
  • 1 vehicle: 5,153
  • 2 vehicles: 3,335
  • 3 vehicles: 525
  • 4 vehicles: 90
  • 5+ vehicles: 25

57% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in South Carolina.

Sumter County:

56.6%
State average:

56.8%


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

  • This state: 69335
  • Northeast: 7686
  • Midwest: 4878
  • South: 15592
  • West: 2998

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Sumter County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Electricity (67.8%)
  • Utility gas (12.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11.7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.8%)
  • Wood (1.3%)
  • Electricity (65.6%)
  • Utility gas (18.5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.6%)
  • Wood (0.8%)
  • Other fuel (0.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,489
Here:

10.8%
South Carolina:

9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 832
Here:

12.3%
South Carolina:

8.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,121
Here:

22.6%
South Carolina:

20.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Sumter County government finances in 2004:

  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,101,000
  • Charges - All Other: $4,377,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,455,000
    Parks & Recreation: $545,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $426,000
    Health - Other: $170,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,796,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,499,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,838,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,581,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,559,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,319,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,244,000
    Financial Administration: $2,147,000
    Regular Highways: $2,045,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,896,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,451,000
    Libraries: $1,033,000
    General - Other: $721,000
    Fire Protection: $678,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $499,000
    Housing & Community Development: $443,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,792,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $956,000
    General: $937,000
    Libraries: $805,000
    Police Protection: $605,000
    Water Utilities: $498,000
    Central Staff Services: $495,000
    Health: $117,000
    Air Transportation: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $29,000
    Transit Utilities: $15,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Higher Education: $705,000
    Welfare: $217,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $994,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $46,541,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $13,730,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,302,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $44,905,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,064,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,127,000
    Interest Earnings: $561,000
    Rents: $146,000
    Property Sale Other: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $472,000
    General - Other: $388,000
    Fire Protection: $310,000
    Police Protection: $209,000
    Libraries: $100,000
    Corrections - Other: $100,000
    Central Staff: $70,000
    Judicial: $60,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Health - Other: $5,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,824,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $318,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,451,000
    All Other: $848,000
    Highways: $154,000
    Public Welfare: $23,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,091,000
    Total General Sales: $5,680,000
    NEC: $1,329,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,080,000
    Public Utilities: $436,000
    Other Selective Sales: $104,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $20,325,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,824
  • Number of aged recipients: 541
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,283
  • Number of recipients under 18: 636
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,148
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,040
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,513
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,632


Sumter County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Sumter County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 22 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED477$141,136204$139,3971,366$133,32770$38,2143$500,333127$88,07150$49,820
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$156,00026$66,538103$146,4858$55,8750$014$90,07121$54,048
APPLICATIONS DENIED54$122,500159$77,063731$122,81779$33,2030$051$69,667102$52,206
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN109$119,20251$114,490447$133,14112$48,1670$024$104,87514$48,357
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS17$110,5884$57,50090$140,9563$64,0000$07$107,5712$41,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 16 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED29$178,93126$164,5002$146,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED18$171,33311$167,6362$59,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$218,3337$162,1431$140,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$238,0002$109,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$79,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Sumter County, SC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James79268.7 years
Mary64277.4 years
John58670.8 years
William48971.1 years
Robert44370.2 years
Willie38369.6 years
George29171.1 years
Henry25871.4 years
Thomas24871.0 years
Charles24268.8 years
Most common last names in Sumter County, SC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson35171.0 years
Brown31671.7 years
Davis31171.7 years
Wilson30271.4 years
Smith26172.9 years
Williams25372.6 years
Jones18972.3 years
Jackson17173.2 years
White17072.7 years
James16474.9 years
Businesses in Sumter County, SC
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2Little Caesars Pizza2
Ace Hardware3Lowe's1
Applebee's1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Arby's1McDonald's6
Ashley Furniture1New Balance2
AutoZone2New York & Co1
Baskin-Robbins1Nike6
Bath & Body Works1Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster2Payless1
Burger King3Penske1
CVS2Pizza Hut2
Chick-Fil-A2Quality1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Quiznos1
Church's Chicken1RadioShack1
Comfort Suites1Red Lobster1
Curves1Rite Aid3
DHL1Rue211
Days Inn1SAS Shoes1
Dunkin Donuts1SONIC Drive-In2
FedEx11Sears3
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Sleep Inn1
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel1
GNC4Staples1
GameStop2Subway5
Goodwill7T-Mobile3
H&R Block4T.J.Maxx1
Hardee's1Taco Bell2
Holiday Inn2U-Haul10
IHOP1UPS12
JCPenney1Verizon Wireless1
KFC3Victoria's Secret1
Kincaid1Waffle House1
Kmart1Walgreens3
La-Z-Boy1Walmart1
Lane Furniture1Wendy's2
LensCrafters1YMCA1
Browse common businesses in Sumter County, SC


Sumter County on our top lists:

  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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