Sumter County, South Carolina Demographics

Sumter County is 3rd in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Sumter County is 4th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Sumter County is 5th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Two or More

Sumter County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Asian

Sumter County is 12th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Sumter County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Sumter County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Female residents

Sumter County is 13th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Sumter County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in People per household

Sumter County is 14th in South Carolina out of 46 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Size Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	108,052	15th	4,723,723	313,914,040
Size in square miles	665.1	20th	30,060.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	161.6	14th	153.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	3rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.0%	4th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.7%	39th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	81.4%	17th	83.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.8%	23rd	24.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Race - White	49.4%	33rd	68.4%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	47.0%	12th	28.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	31st	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.2%	12th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	17th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	5th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	24th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	46.7%	35th	64.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Female residents	51.8%	13th	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.4%	17th	4.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Housing units	46,299	15th	2,157,033	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.2%	14th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	39,273	15th	1,758,732	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.5%	40th	69.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$100,900	26th	$137,000	$186,200
People per household	2.6	14th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	299	13th	18,708	829,658

Income Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Income per capita	$19,686	25th	$23,854	$27,915
Income per household	$40,542	20th	$44,587	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.3%	28th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Sumter County	Rank	South Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,784	15th	100,481	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	28,937	13th	1,521,123	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,092	15th	360,397	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,021,525	14th	$54,298,410	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,801	22nd	$12,273	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$109,382	16th	$8,383,463	$613,795,732