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Census Tract 8, Sumter, SC

3,909 Population
2.5 square miles 1,576 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.7 ±10.1 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Sumter: 33.6 ±1.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Sumter County: 38 ±0.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2

Economics

$17,337 ±$5,286 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sumter: $29,338 ±$1,757
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sumter County: $30,466 ±$1,149
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
$25,417 ±$19,007 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Sumter: $55,592 ±$4,294
  • about half the amount in Sumter County: $56,693 ±$2,137
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570

48.2% ±13.9% (1,532  ±583) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Sumter: 16.7% † 6,899 (±2.6% / ±1,074)
  • more than double the rate in Sumter County: 16.6% † 16,879 (±1.7% / ±1,696)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)

18.2 minutes ±2.5 (19,765  ±5,857) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Sumter: 19.6 337,885 (±1 / ±24,785)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Sumter County: 23 986,580 (±0.4 / ±34,060)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)

Families

1,146 ±169 Number of households
  • Sumter: 16,081 ±642
  • Sumter County: 41,083 ±635
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
2.8 ±0.6 (3,181  ±787) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sumter: 2.6 41,204 (±0.1 / ±68)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sumter County: 2.5 101,866 (±0 / ±56)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580

14.5% ±10.6% (136  ±105) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Sumter: 9.3% † 914 (±2.4% / ±241)
  • nearly double the rate in Sumter County: 7.6% † 1,833 (±1.6% / ±390)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)

Housing

1,337 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Sumter: 18,739 ±608
  • Sumter County: 47,582 ±55
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311

$94,300 ±$9,195 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Sumter: $199,100 ±$11,238
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sumter County: $165,300 ±$6,409
  • about one-third of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421

24.7% ±12.8% (933  ±516.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Sumter: 17.1% † 7,217 (±2.6% / ±1,094.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Sumter County: 13.9% † 14,304 (±1.6% / ±1,670.5)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)

Social

79% ±5.5% (1,585  ±257.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sumter: 89.8% 24,282 (±3.7% / ±1,198.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Sumter County: 89.6% 62,443 (±3% / ±2,077.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
10.1% ±5.7% (202  ±117.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Sumter: 28.7% 7,751 (±2.6% / ±722.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sumter County: 23.6% 16,407 (±1.6% / ±1,107.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±2.6% (83  ±103) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Sumter: 4.9% † 2,092 (±1.1% / ±476)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Sumter County: 3% 3,142
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101

8.5% ±5% (232  ±139) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Sumter: 14.7% † 4,317 (±1.9% / ±582)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Sumter County: 14.2% 10,759 (±1% / ±737)
  • about the same as the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
232 Total veterans ±139 232 Male ±139 N/A Female ±14

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