Sumter County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 16,17452.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,87438.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7975.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4471.5%Two or more races
  • 4351.4%Asian alone
  • 120.04%Some other race alone

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: $1,930 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,286 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Americus, Plains, Leslie, Andersonville, De Soto.

2018 air pollution in Sumter County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County, Mississippi , Bleckley County , Lauderdale County, Mississippi , Lee County , Somervell County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,219
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,393 (33.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4982010 or later
• 4862000 to 2009
• 2451990 to 1999
• 1731980 to 1989
• 531970 to 1979
• 78Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,802
• One, attached: 74
• Two: 1,295
• 3 or 4: 400
• 5 to 9: 670
• 10 to 19: 287
• 20 to 49: 47
• 50 or more: 180
• Mobile homes: 2,394

Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 3,370 (2 second mortgage, 187 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,303

Religion statistics for Sumter County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sumter County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1686: March 03, 2007, FEMA Id: 1686, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

4.62% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,300 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.52% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($26,838 average AGI)
1.10% relocated from other states ($7,463 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.10%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Schley County, GA	0.45% ($29,841 average AGI)
from Dougherty County, GA	0.31% ($48,323)
from Lee County, GA	0.28% ($47,536)
from Houston County, GA	0.26% ($39,769)

5.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,771 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.43% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,829 average AGI)
1.47% relocated to other states ($9,942 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.47%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Dougherty County, GA	0.45% ($22,267 average AGI)
to Houston County, GA	0.40% ($30,375)
to Schley County, GA	0.38% ($31,947)
to Lee County, GA	0.35% ($57,571)
to Muscogee County, GA	0.24% ($35,875)
to Fulton County, GA	0.20% ($36,950)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

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: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,194 (1,829 living alone), Female householders: 6,599 (2,197 living alone)

• 4,389 spouses (4,324 opposite-sex spouses), 634 unmarried partners, (617 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,311 children (7,883 natural, 124 adopted, 296 stepchildren), 1,222 grandchildren, 406 brothers or sisters, 257 parents, 40 foster children, 717 other relatives, 794 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,139

Size of family households: 3,553 2-persons, 1,928 3-persons, 942 4-persons, 424 5-persons, 342 6-persons, 174 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,025 1-person, 328 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

2,288 married couples with children.
3,316 single-parent households (499 men, 2,817 women).

93.4% of residents of Sumter speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 28% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $204,991,000 ($6,236 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,372,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,242,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,484,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,415,000
Federal grants: $70,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,893,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,363,000 ($583,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $895,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,326,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,380,000

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

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sumter County, Georgia
• 3002014 or later
• 1642010 to 2013
• 1,1792000 to 2009
• 2,8111990 to 1999
• 3,1351980 to 1989
• 2,1211970 to 1979
• 1,7011960 to 1969
• 1,1371950 to 1959
• 4621940 to 1949
• 1,0021939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Georgia
• 21 room
• 412 rooms
• 1853 rooms
• 4214 rooms
• 1,4355 rooms
• 1,6046 rooms
• 1,2637 rooms
• 6418 rooms
• 1,0359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Georgia
• 5281 room
• 2662 rooms
• 5053 rooms
• 1,0574 rooms
• 1,4565 rooms
• 7276 rooms
• 3467 rooms
• 1608 rooms
• 889+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Georgia
• 10no bedroom
• 1381 bedroom
• 8542 bedrooms
• 4,1813 bedrooms
• 1,1464 bedrooms
• 2855+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Georgia
• 535no bedroom
• 5591 bedroom
• 1,6472 bedrooms
• 1,9193 bedrooms
• 4304 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 278no vehicle
• 1,6881 vehicle
• 2,5482 vehicles
• 1,4283 vehicles
• 4144 vehicles
• 2935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in renter-occupied apartments
• 819no vehicle
• 2,7761 vehicle
• 1,1412 vehicles
• 3523 vehicles
• 444 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

81.4% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 24,218
• Other state: 4,838
• Northeast: 1,030
• Midwest: 945
• South: 2,665
• West: 205

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,450
• Number of aged recipients: 169
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,281
• Number of recipients under 18: 278
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 847
• Number of recipients older than 64: 325
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 562
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 624