Sumter County

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Sumter County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 33,200
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 526 / 343 / 6
Land Area (2000): 1,256.877 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 18.803 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 167,000.000 acres (675.682 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 381
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 27.00%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 21.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $48,318,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 42,000,000 / 38,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 57.60%
Physicians (2004): 52
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (232)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 4,661
Federal Spending (2004): $220,089

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	37,518	56.02%
Rural, Farm	1,728	2.58%
Rural, Non-farm	27,730	41.40%

Sumter County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Employment Information Back to top
Sumter County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	13,727	12,558	1,169	8.52%	84
1991	13,503	12,605	898	6.65%	66
1992	13,959	12,634	1,325	9.49%	95
1993	14,061	12,958	1,104	7.85%	78
1994	14,205	13,285	920	6.47%	65
1995	15,459	14,707	752	4.86%	49
1996	15,524	14,560	964	6.21%	62
1997	15,714	14,239	1,475	9.39%	94
1998	15,485	14,272	1,213	7.83%	78
1999	15,448	14,537	911	5.90%	59
2000	15,390	14,762	628	4.08%	41
2001	14,902	14,072	829	5.56%	56
2002	14,728	13,851	877	5.95%	59
2003	14,705	13,898	807	5.48%	55
2004	14,514	13,677	837	5.77%	58
2005	14,470	13,493	977	6.75%	68
2006	14,823	13,928	895	6.04%	60
2007	14,707	13,661	1,046	7.11%	71
2008	14,541	13,502	1,038	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	15,107	12,393	2,714	17.97%	180
Feb 1990	13,646	12,433	1,213	8.89%	89
Mar 1990	13,546	12,514	1,032	7.62%	76
Apr 1990	13,460	12,473	987	7.33%	73
May 1990	13,452	12,572	880	6.54%	65
Jun 1990	13,640	12,591	1,049	7.69%	77
Jul 1990	13,802	12,661	1,141	8.27%	83
Aug 1990	13,646	12,529	1,117	8.19%	82
Sep 1990	13,714	12,647	1,067	7.78%	78
Oct 1990	13,641	12,781	860	6.30%	63
Nov 1990	13,586	12,585	1,001	7.37%	74
Dec 1990	13,487	12,518	969	7.18%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,528	12,518	1,010	7.47%	75
Feb 1991	13,385	12,301	1,084	8.10%	81
Mar 1991	13,391	12,314	1,077	8.04%	80
Apr 1991	13,423	12,483	940	7.00%	70
May 1991	13,587	12,610	977	7.19%	72
Jun 1991	13,578	12,616	962	7.08%	71
Jul 1991	13,610	12,761	849	6.24%	62
Aug 1991	13,506	12,718	788	5.83%	58
Sep 1991	13,618	12,904	714	5.24%	52
Oct 1991	13,593	12,911	682	5.02%	50
Nov 1991	13,523	12,671	852	6.30%	63
Dec 1991	13,295	12,455	840	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,475	12,475	1,000	7.42%	74
Feb 1992	14,075	12,214	1,861	13.22%	132
Mar 1992	14,008	12,497	1,511	10.79%	108
Apr 1992	13,911	12,498	1,413	10.16%	102
May 1992	13,845	12,533	1,312	9.48%	95
Jun 1992	14,221	12,803	1,418	9.97%	100
Jul 1992	14,292	12,955	1,337	9.35%	94
Aug 1992	14,080	12,798	1,282	9.11%	91
Sep 1992	13,885	12,414	1,471	10.59%	106
Oct 1992	13,881	12,767	1,114	8.03%	80
Nov 1992	13,997	12,946	1,051	7.51%	75
Dec 1992	13,842	12,712	1,130	8.16%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,858	12,677	1,181	8.52%	85
Feb 1993	13,871	12,738	1,133	8.17%	82
Mar 1993	13,870	12,851	1,019	7.35%	73
Apr 1993	13,796	12,801	995	7.21%	72
May 1993	14,157	13,059	1,098	7.76%	78
Jun 1993	14,156	12,938	1,218	8.60%	86
Jul 1993	14,371	13,125	1,246	8.67%	87
Aug 1993	14,246	13,047	1,199	8.42%	84
Sep 1993	14,265	13,121	1,144	8.02%	80
Oct 1993	14,048	12,991	1,057	7.52%	75
Nov 1993	13,922	12,963	959	6.89%	69
Dec 1993	14,174	13,181	993	7.01%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	13,712	12,598	1,114	8.12%	81
Feb 1994	13,808	12,678	1,130	8.18%	82
Mar 1994	13,639	12,668	971	7.12%	71
Apr 1994	13,803	12,949	854	6.19%	62
May 1994	14,261	13,418	843	5.91%	59
Jun 1994	14,474	13,470	1,004	6.94%	69
Jul 1994	14,724	13,589	1,135	7.71%	77
Aug 1994	14,374	13,442	932	6.48%	65
Sep 1994	14,283	13,455	828	5.80%	58
Oct 1994	14,474	13,648	826	5.71%	57
Nov 1994	14,455	13,736	719	4.97%	50
Dec 1994	14,452	13,771	681	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,781	14,021	760	5.14%	51
Feb 1995	14,988	14,299	689	4.60%	46
Mar 1995	14,985	14,331	654	4.36%	44
Apr 1995	15,295	14,614	681	4.45%	45
May 1995	15,370	14,754	616	4.01%	40
Jun 1995	16,151	15,217	934	5.78%	58
Jul 1995	16,345	15,417	928	5.68%	57
Aug 1995	15,790	14,949	841	5.33%	53
Sep 1995	15,479	14,712	767	4.96%	50
Oct 1995	15,625	14,900	725	4.64%	46
Nov 1995	15,557	14,810	747	4.80%	48
Dec 1995	15,140	14,460	680	4.49%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	14,937	14,065	872	5.84%	58
Feb 1996	15,178	14,290	888	5.85%	59
Mar 1996	15,238	14,441	797	5.23%	52
Apr 1996	15,110	14,445	665	4.40%	44
May 1996	15,796	14,990	806	5.10%	51
Jun 1996	15,989	15,159	830	5.19%	52
Jul 1996	15,627	14,763	864	5.53%	55
Aug 1996	15,528	14,532	996	6.41%	64
Sep 1996	15,558	14,423	1,135	7.30%	73
Oct 1996	15,749	14,541	1,208	7.67%	77
Nov 1996	15,742	14,532	1,210	7.69%	77
Dec 1996	15,838	14,544	1,294	8.17%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	14,875	13,533	1,342	9.02%	90
Feb 1997	15,495	14,168	1,327	8.56%	86
Mar 1997	15,688	14,334	1,354	8.63%	86
Apr 1997	15,724	14,474	1,250	7.95%	79
May 1997	15,941	14,577	1,364	8.56%	86
Jun 1997	16,394	14,629	1,765	10.77%	108
Jul 1997	15,815	14,183	1,632	10.32%	103
Aug 1997	15,823	14,072	1,751	11.07%	111
Sep 1997	15,936	14,199	1,737	10.90%	109
Oct 1997	15,860	14,445	1,415	8.92%	89
Nov 1997	15,485	14,169	1,316	8.50%	85
Dec 1997	15,529	14,081	1,448	9.32%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	15,432	13,948	1,484	9.62%	96
Feb 1998	15,532	14,182	1,350	8.69%	87
Mar 1998	15,477	14,076	1,401	9.05%	91
Apr 1998	15,218	14,104	1,114	7.32%	73
May 1998	15,770	14,605	1,165	7.39%	74
Jun 1998	15,881	14,570	1,311	8.26%	83
Jul 1998	15,607	14,371	1,236	7.92%	79
Aug 1998	15,300	14,057	1,243	8.12%	81
Sep 1998	15,535	14,439	1,096	7.06%	71
Oct 1998	15,394	14,278	1,116	7.25%	72
Nov 1998	15,367	14,325	1,042	6.78%	68
Dec 1998	15,304	14,310	994	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	15,588	14,425	1,163	7.46%	75
Feb 1999	15,590	14,448	1,142	7.33%	73
Mar 1999	15,701	14,671	1,030	6.56%	66
Apr 1999	15,396	14,518	878	5.70%	57
May 1999	15,298	14,516	782	5.11%	51
Jun 1999	15,359	14,534	825	5.37%	54
Jul 1999	15,439	14,543	896	5.80%	58
Aug 1999	15,182	14,182	1,000	6.59%	66
Sep 1999	15,543	14,611	932	6.00%	60
Oct 1999	15,376	14,657	719	4.68%	47
Nov 1999	15,465	14,696	769	4.97%	50
Dec 1999	15,433	14,637	796	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	15,263	14,575	688	4.51%	45
Feb 2000	15,719	15,061	658	4.19%	42
Mar 2000	15,825	15,145	680	4.30%	43
Apr 2000	15,683	15,127	556	3.55%	35
May 2000	15,659	15,044	615	3.93%	39
Jun 2000	15,455	14,774	681	4.41%	44
Jul 2000	15,187	14,531	656	4.32%	43
Aug 2000	15,145	14,468	677	4.47%	45
Sep 2000	15,119	14,501	618	4.09%	41
Oct 2000	15,176	14,634	542	3.57%	36
Nov 2000	15,233	14,676	557	3.66%	37
Dec 2000	15,214	14,609	605	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	15,323	14,531	792	5.17%	52
Feb 2001	15,069	14,334	735	4.88%	49
Mar 2001	15,133	14,368	765	5.06%	51
Apr 2001	14,871	14,170	701	4.71%	47
May 2001	14,855	14,225	630	4.24%	42
Jun 2001	14,867	14,120	747	5.02%	50
Jul 2001	14,719	13,974	745	5.06%	51
Aug 2001	14,670	13,798	872	5.94%	59
Sep 2001	14,730	13,800	930	6.31%	63
Oct 2001	14,948	13,869	1,079	7.22%	72
Nov 2001	14,782	13,819	963	6.51%	65
Dec 2001	14,852	13,860	992	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,846	13,817	1,029	6.93%	69
Feb 2002	14,906	13,929	977	6.55%	66
Mar 2002	14,828	13,852	976	6.58%	66
Apr 2002	14,678	13,825	853	5.81%	58
May 2002	14,602	13,795	807	5.53%	55
Jun 2002	14,635	13,774	861	5.88%	59
Jul 2002	14,811	13,970	841	5.68%	57
Aug 2002	14,564	13,714	850	5.84%	58
Sep 2002	14,588	13,765	823	5.64%	56
Oct 2002	14,759	13,956	803	5.44%	54
Nov 2002	14,726	13,900	826	5.61%	56
Dec 2002	14,792	13,914	878	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,724	13,848	876	5.95%	59
Feb 2003	14,670	13,848	822	5.60%	56
Mar 2003	14,716	13,860	856	5.82%	58
Apr 2003	14,764	13,948	816	5.53%	55
May 2003	14,643	13,859	784	5.35%	54
Jun 2003	14,735	13,833	902	6.12%	61
Jul 2003	14,762	13,939	823	5.58%	56
Aug 2003	14,700	13,909	791	5.38%	54
Sep 2003	14,648	13,894	754	5.15%	51
Oct 2003	14,736	14,000	736	4.99%	50
Nov 2003	14,704	13,970	734	4.99%	50
Dec 2003	14,653	13,869	784	5.35%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,432	13,634	798	5.53%	55
Feb 2004	14,448	13,669	779	5.39%	54
Mar 2004	14,449	13,694	755	5.23%	52
Apr 2004	14,496	13,765	731	5.04%	50
May 2004	14,624	13,879	745	5.09%	51
Jun 2004	14,736	13,850	886	6.01%	60
Jul 2004	14,769	13,889	880	5.96%	60
Aug 2004	14,600	13,747	853	5.84%	58
Sep 2004	14,382	13,512	870	6.05%	60
Oct 2004	14,331	13,486	845	5.90%	59
Nov 2004	14,499	13,558	941	6.49%	65
Dec 2004	14,401	13,438	963	6.69%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	14,416	13,455	961	6.67%	67
Feb 2005	14,471	13,470	1,001	6.92%	69
Mar 2005	14,407	13,456	951	6.60%	66
Apr 2005	14,519	13,587	932	6.42%	64
May 2005	14,604	13,705	899	6.16%	62
Jun 2005	14,689	13,674	1,015	6.91%	69
Jul 2005	14,505	13,526	979	6.75%	67
Aug 2005	14,321	13,406	915	6.39%	64
Sep 2005	14,284	13,284	1,000	7.00%	70
Oct 2005	14,416	13,430	986	6.84%	68
Nov 2005	14,443	13,430	1,013	7.01%	70
Dec 2005	14,565	13,490	1,075	7.38%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	14,997	13,962	1,035	6.90%	69
Feb 2006	14,973	13,924	1,049	7.01%	70
Mar 2006	14,994	14,063	931	6.21%	62
Apr 2006	14,709	13,891	818	5.56%	56
May 2006	14,719	13,867	852	5.79%	58
Jun 2006	14,754	13,854	900	6.10%	61
Jul 2006	15,034	14,067	967	6.43%	64
Aug 2006	14,861	13,967	894	6.02%	60
Sep 2006	14,696	13,823	873	5.94%	59
Oct 2006	14,711	13,897	814	5.53%	55
Nov 2006	14,728	13,942	786	5.34%	53
Dec 2006	14,698	13,875	823	5.60%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,705	13,839	866	5.89%	59
Feb 2007	14,752	13,906	846	5.73%	57
Mar 2007	14,958	13,716	1,242	8.30%	83
Apr 2007	14,923	13,772	1,151	7.71%	77
May 2007	14,978	13,842	1,136	7.58%	76
Jun 2007	14,898	13,658	1,240	8.32%	83
Jul 2007	14,910	13,699	1,211	8.12%	81
Aug 2007	14,530	13,448	1,082	7.45%	74
Sep 2007	14,521	13,487	1,034	7.12%	71
Oct 2007	14,492	13,525	967	6.67%	67
Nov 2007	14,420	13,560	860	5.96%	60
Dec 2007	14,401	13,484	917	6.37%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,327	13,358	969	6.76%	68
Feb 2008	14,437	13,518	919	6.37%	64
Mar 2008	14,471	13,539	932	6.44%	64
Apr 2008	14,520	13,622	898	6.18%	62
May 2008	14,519	13,489	1,030	7.09%	71
Jun 2008	14,639	13,529	1,110	7.58%	76
Jul 2008	14,745	13,609	1,136	7.70%	77
Aug 2008	14,692	13,499	1,193	8.12%	81
Sep 2008	14,515	13,357	1,158	7.98%	80
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sumter County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,564	10.63%
2.	Educational Services	1,128	7.67%
3.	Public Administration	978	6.65%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	850	5.78%
5.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	608	4.13%
6.	Health Care	554	3.77%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	542	3.68%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	498	3.38%
9.	Truck Transportation	446	3.03%
10.	Wood Manufacturing	438	2.98%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	436	2.96%
12.	Accommodation and Food Services	406	2.76%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	384	2.61%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	366	2.49%
15.	Mining	316	2.15%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	300	2.04%
17.	Paper Manufacturing	286	1.94%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	280	1.90%
19.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	236	1.60%
20.	Utilities	208	1.41%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,460	18.04%
2.	Educational Services	2,334	17.12%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	904	6.63%
4.	Public Administration	712	5.22%
5.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	666	4.88%
6.	Social Assistance	610	4.47%
7.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	450	3.30%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	422	3.09%
9.	Finance and Insurance	362	2.65%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	332	2.43%
11.	Electronic Shopping and Mail Order	296	2.17%
12.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	288	2.11%
13.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	264	1.94%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	258	1.89%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	240	1.76%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	220	1.61%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	180	1.32%
18.	Food Manufacturing	166	1.22%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	162	1.19%
20.	Apparel Manufacturing	116	0.85%

Sumter County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,028	6.99%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	804	5.46%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	568	3.86%
4.	Other Material Moving Workers	522	3.55%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	506	3.44%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	502	3.41%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	472	3.21%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	472	3.21%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	470	3.19%
10.	Other Management Occupations	438	2.98%
11.	Agricultural Workers	434	2.95%
12.	Carpenters	416	2.83%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	406	2.76%
14.	Other Construction Trades	340	2.31%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	336	2.28%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	320	2.18%
17.	Farmers and Farm Managers	308	2.09%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	282	1.92%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	254	1.73%
20.	Top Executives	234	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	866	6.35%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	620	4.55%
3.	Registered Nurses	572	4.19%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	552	4.05%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	544	3.99%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	512	3.75%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	488	3.58%
8.	Cashiers	448	3.29%
9.	Assemblers and Fabricators	436	3.20%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	434	3.18%
11.	Other Production Occupations	430	3.15%
12.	Customer Service Representatives	372	2.73%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	362	2.65%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	356	2.61%
15.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	354	2.60%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	344	2.52%
17.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	338	2.48%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	328	2.41%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	322	2.36%
20.	Child Care Workers	290	2.13%

Sumter County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	26,617	52.89%
15-35 hours	4,695	9.33%
1-14 hours	1,599	3.18%
No regular hours	17,418	34.61%

Sumter County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	930	3.34%
5 AM-5:29 AM	549	1.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	764	2.75%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,910	6.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,602	9.36%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,983	14.32%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,718	24.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,814	10.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,080	3.88%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,388	4.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	642	2.31%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	217	0.78%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,828	6.57%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,382	8.57%

Sumter County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,200	4.32%
5-9	5,618	20.20%
10-14	6,324	22.74%
15-19	5,034	18.10%
20-24	3,342	12.02%
25-29	982	3.53%
30-34	2,483	8.93%
35-39	262	0.94%
40-44	297	1.07%
45-59	1,065	3.83%
60-89	590	2.12%
At least 90	610	2.19%

Sumter County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	50	0.18%	22,450	80.74%
30-44	12	0.04%	3,030	10.90%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,065	3.83%
At least 60	4	0.01%	1,196	4.30%

Sumter County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	14	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,227	18.52%
Car / truck / van, solo	21,610	76.56%
Motorcycle	28	0.10%
Other	200	0.71%
Public transportation	66	0.23%
Walked	662	2.35%
Worked at home	418	1.48%

Sumter County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Family Information Back to top
: 23,980 (63,380 people)
: 17,120 (54,394 people)
: 6,047
: 35,784
Sumter County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,224	17.47%
$10,000-$14,999	1,705	7.05%
$15,000-$19,999	1,726	7.14%
$20,000-$24,999	2,220	9.18%
$25,000-$29,999	1,882	7.78%
$30,000-$34,999	1,880	7.78%
$35,000-$39,999	1,520	6.29%
$40,000-$44,999	1,440	5.96%
$45,000-$49,999	1,110	4.59%
$50,000-$59,999	1,764	7.30%
$60,000-$74,999	1,829	7.56%
$75,000-$99,999	1,499	6.20%
$100,000-$124,999	626	2.59%
$125,000-$149,999	252	1.04%
$150,000-$199,999	215	0.89%
$200,000 or more	288	1.19%

Sumter County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,007	25.01%
Family, 2 people	3,323	27.63%
Nonfamily, 2 people	405	3.37%
Family, 3 people	2,194	18.25%
Nonfamily, 3 people	64	0.53%
Family, 4 people	1,617	13.45%
Nonfamily, 4 people	28	0.23%
Family, 5 people	825	6.86%
Nonfamily, 5 people	14	0.12%
Family, 6 people	337	2.80%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	202	1.68%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Sumter County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	19,116	31.04%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,303	8.61%
Public Assistance	1,551	2.52%
Retirement	3,396	5.51%
Self Employment	2,619	4.25%
Social Security	6,233	10.12%
Supplemental Security	1,573	2.55%
Wage / Salary	18,426	29.92%
Other	3,372	5.48%

Sumter County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,231	55.64%
With children under 18	4,968	44.36%

Sumter County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,006	8.52%
Married	12,720	54.05%
Never Married	8,252	35.07%
Widowed	555	2.36%

Sumter County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,886	10.42%
Married	12,962	46.79%
Never Married	8,475	30.59%
Widowed	3,379	12.20%

Sumter County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Education Information Back to top
Sumter County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,575	9.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,987	20.70%
High school diploma or equivalent	14,709	30.49%
Some college, no degree	9,381	19.44%
Associate degree	1,452	3.01%
Bachelors degree	4,787	9.92%
Graduate or professional degree	3,355	6.95%

Sumter County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,272	3.83%	218	0.66%	1,490	4.49%
Kindergarten	1,032	3.11%	252	0.76%	1,284	3.87%
Grades 1-4	3,986	12.01%	517	1.56%	4,503	13.56%
Grades 5-8	3,203	9.65%	614	1.85%	3,817	11.50%
Grades 9-12	3,648	10.99%	677	2.04%	4,325	13.03%
Undergrad college	3,548	10.69%	312	0.94%	3,860	11.63%
Graduate or professional school	586	1.77%	42	0.13%	628	1.89%
Total	17,275	52.03%	2,632	7.93%	19,907	59.96%

Sumter County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Business Information Back to top
: $279,570,000
: $27,737,000
: $522,234
: 3,210
Sumter County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	9	8	3	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	4	5	4
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	4	1	1
1999 - Construction	7	7	10	11	16
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	1	2	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	4	3	6	6	23
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	7	21	23	24
1999 - Information	0	0	5	3	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	2	5	14	11	5
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	8	8	19	12	33
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	8	6	16
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	6	2	10
1999 - Retail Trade	6	8	42	41	56
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	9	4	11
1999 - Unclassified	1	2	1	1	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	8	5	13	11	9
1999 - Total	63	65	175	143	215
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	4	2	9	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	0	4	4	5
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	4	0
2000 - Construction	2	3	11	17	14
2000 - Educational Services	1	1	0	1	3
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	8	6	22
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	5	30	20	23
2000 - Information	1	1	4	3	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Manufacturing	1	2	14	8	8
2000 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	11	5	27	14	26
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	6	9	16
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	8	3	10
2000 - Retail Trade	5	8	43	46	50
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	7	7	5	7	7
2000 - Unclassified	3	1	1	1	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	14	8	13
2000 - Total	47	46	184	161	204
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	1	5	9	7
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	3	1	3	4	7
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	3	4	0
2001 - Construction	6	7	7	10	20
2001 - Educational Services	2	1	2	1	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	5	4	9	3	22
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	6	28	21	23
2001 - Information	1	1	2	1	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	2	0	7	16	8
2001 - Mining	1	0	0	2	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	24	12	36
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	6	7	7	13
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	3	6	4	9
2001 - Retail Trade	11	14	32	50	48
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	5	3	8	10
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	8	14	11
2001 - Total	63	59	147	167	222
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	5	8	5	8
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	6	4	5
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	4	1
2002 - Construction	6	7	6	12	17
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	1	3	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	9	4	7	6	22
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	11	6	36	22	17
2002 - Information	2	0	3	4	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	2	1
2002 - Manufacturing	1	2	9	15	7
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	1	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	10	27	18	23
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	5	6	18
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	4	6	11
2002 - Retail Trade	14	19	43	39	39
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	7	4	10
2002 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	3	3	7	13	11
2002 - Total	69	64	173	165	193
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	4	10	7	5
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	4	4	3	5
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	5	0	2
2003 - Construction	6	4	11	9	15
2003 - Educational Services	1	1	1	3	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	6	3	17	7	18
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	5	34	24	27
2003 - Information	2	0	3	4	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	1	1	10	12	8
2003 - Mining	0	1	2	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	1	20	21	32
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	13	6	14
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	3	7	3	9
2003 - Retail Trade	8	13	39	38	44
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	4	5	10	7
2003 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	3	2	8	12	12
2003 - Total	52	49	191	161	204
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	4	2	8	9
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	2	4	6	3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	3
2004 - Construction	3	7	8	10	16
2004 - Educational Services	0	1	1	2	3
2004 - Finance & Insurance	7	3	6	15	25
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	10	32	19	29
2004 - Information	2	2	7	2	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	2
2004 - Manufacturing	4	2	16	9	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	16	14	43
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	8	9	15
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	4	5	9
2004 - Retail Trade	12	9	40	41	39
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	8	6	8
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	4	16	5	9
2004 - Total	48	56	171	156	223
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	6	4	5	6
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	3	5	5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	2	1	1
2005 - Construction	6	7	9	11	10
2005 - Educational Services	0	1	3	1	1
2005 - Finance & Insurance	4	2	6	11	34
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	7	18	37	23
2005 - Information	0	1	4	2	7
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	1	5	7	14	10
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	2	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	6	16	30	26
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	14	8	9
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	3	5	9
2005 - Retail Trade	10	10	40	34	48
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	5	5	9
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	14	10	8
2005 - Total	46	59	151	181	208

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Sumter County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	50,295	78.61%
Below Poverty Level	13,685	21.39%

Sumter County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$549	$73	$451	$0	$0	$145	$1,145	$558	$430	$131
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$749	$98	$773	$0	$0	$278	$1,800	$580	$550	$659
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$1,091	$1,219	$1,010	$0	$0	$440	$2,541	$796	$170	$546
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$616	$1,702	$1,712	$0	$0	$331	$2,659	$826	$90	$1,086
1982	$601	$1,958	$2,079	$90	$0	$335	$3,105	$1,495	$0	$866
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$1,082	$1,923	$2,660	$0	$0	$512	$4,254	$1,183	$5	$937
1985	$1,183	$2,137	$2,914	$0	$0	$578	$4,675	$2,151	$0	$1,253
1986	$1,362	$2,326	$4,162	$0	$0	$877	$6,401	$2,514	$0	$1,776
1987	$1,409	$2,455	$3,561	$0	$0	$741	$5,711	$2,644	$46	$2,218
1988	$1,345	$2,587	$2,754	$0	$0	$827	$4,926	$2,628	$45	$2,261
1989	$1,424	$3,117	$4,563	$0	$0	$815	$6,802	$2,981	$39	$2,753
1990	$1,824	$4,843	$5,476	$0	$0	$1,013	$8,313	$3,321	$950	$3,069
1991	$1,873	$5,388	$5,074	$0	$0	$1,452	$8,399	$3,682	$316	$1,564
1992	$1,904	$5,308	$4,428	$0	$0	$1,213	$7,545	$2,695	$632	$947
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$3,951	$7,525	$3,907	$0	$0	$2,263	$10,121	$3,228	$74	$2,883
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$4,758	$4,252	$3,910	$0	$0	$2,971	$11,639	$5,066	$1,373	$5,364
2001	$7,718	$4,172	$3,924	$0	$0	$2,963	$14,605	$5,179	$1,361	$3,169
2002	$8,219	$4,036	$4,555	$0	$0	$3,697	$16,471	$5,353	$1,002	$6,551
2003	$9,152	$3,981	$4,568	$0	$0	$2,726	$16,446	$5,072	$825	$8,062

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$175	$49	$113	$287	$28	$1,262
1972	$50	$310	$16	$0	$0	$234	$1,262
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$296	$62	$268	$374	$27	$1,630
1977	$119	$59	$10	$0	$0	$415	$1,630
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$572	$0	$312	$852	$40	$2,161
1979	$212	$75	$7	$0	$0	$91	$2,161
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$842	$0	$576	$657	$66	$3,543
1981	$310	$52	$0	$0	$0	$1,040	$3,543
1982	$0	$535	$129	$1,837	$865	$252	$4,974
1982	$318	$90	$0	$0	$0	$948	$4,974
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$641	$146	$1,805	$1,138	$5	$5,650
1984	$487	$41	$0	$0	$0	$1,387	$5,650
1985	$0	$792	$131	$2,369	$587	$157	$6,216
1985	$425	$41	$0	$0	$0	$1,714	$6,216
1986	$0	$826	$150	$2,632	$879	$140	$7,756
1986	$527	$41	$0	$0	$0	$2,561	$7,756
1987	$0	$835	$155	$2,701	$1,271	$175	$8,365
1987	$636	$45	$1	$0	$0	$2,546	$8,365
1988	$0	$1,212	$162	$2,590	$913	$175	$8,121
1988	$683	$202	$3	$0	$0	$2,181	$8,121
1989	$0	$1,252	$251	$3,578	$1,123	$173	$9,948
1989	$711	$73	$3	$0	$0	$2,784	$9,948
1990	$0	$1,256	$151	$4,347	$1,048	$194	$14,695
1990	$767	$85	$20	$0	$0	$6,827	$14,695
1991	$0	$1,242	$157	$4,140	$1,007	$204	$15,162
1991	$1,103	$101	$16	$0	$0	$7,192	$15,162
1992	$0	$1,296	$160	$3,831	$773	$181	$13,653
1992	$1,006	$116	$19	$0	$0	$6,271	$13,653
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,634	$215	$1,013	$940	$471	$15,671
1997	$1,191	$210	$52	$0	$0	$9,945	$15,671
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$1,531	$200	$1,171	$1,243	$276	$16,154
2000	$1,717	$74	$103	$0	$0	$9,839	$16,154
2001	$12	$2,420	$188	$1,232	$2,109	$734	$18,565
2001	$1,706	$113	$95	$0	$0	$9,956	$18,565
2002	$0	$2,802	$208	$966	$1,767	$567	$17,665
2002	$1,792	$142	$82	$0	$0	$9,339	$17,665
2003	$0	$4,952	$185	$894	$1,163	$319	$17,684
2003	$1,806	$89	$60	$0	$0	$8,216	$17,684

Sumter County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Criminal Information Back to top
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Sumter County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Sumter County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,214	15.70%
10-19 Years	5,231	15.76%
20-29 Years	5,046	15.20%
30-39 Years	4,576	13.78%
40-49 Years	4,327	13.03%
50-59 Years	3,550	10.69%
60-69 Years	2,203	6.64%
70-79 Years	1,737	5.23%
80-89 Years	1,071	3.23%
90+ Years	245	0.74%

Sumter County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	15,555	46.85%
Female	17,645	53.15%

Sumter County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	16,196	48.78%
Caucasian	15,672	47.20%
Hispanic/Latino	891	2.68%
Asian	193	0.58%
Multiracial	159	0.48%
Amerindian	73	0.22%
Other Race	10	0.03%
Pacific Islander	6	0.02%

Sumter County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,424	35.12%
2.	English	3,638	15.17%
3.	Irish	2,995	12.49%
4.	German	2,794	11.65%
5.	Scotch Irish	907	3.78%
6.	Scottish	720	3.00%
7.	Italian	642	2.68%
8.	French Non-Basque	590	2.46%
9.	European	373	1.56%
10.	Polish	372	1.55%

Sumter County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	58,355	94.63%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,250	3.65%
3.	French	296	0.48%
4.	German	246	0.40%
5.	Korean	124	0.20%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	74	0.12%
7.	Other Native North American	70	0.11%
8.	Chinese	66	0.11%
9.	Japanese	66	0.11%
10.	Other Indic	40	0.06%

Sumter County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	65,626	97.98%
Naturalized immigrant	424	0.63%
Not a citizen	926	1.38%

Sumter County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Sumter County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Americus	Cobb	Leslie
Andersonville	De Soto	Plains

Sumter County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

31709	31719	31764
31710	31735	31780
31711	31743

Today on Verdict

Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Americus (25,664)	Leslie (2,813)	De Soto (214)
Plains (3,174)	Andersonville (1,335)	Cobb