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Population (2000): 61,029
Land Area (2000): 807.908 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 35.713 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 44.0186 (6.7) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 80.0186 (26.7) / 91.1186 (32.8)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,609
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,888
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 48 inches

Sumter Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2001	40,147	2003	39,765	2005	40,210
2002	40,583	2004	40,279	2006	40,296

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	49,534	81.26%
Rural, Farm	476	0.78%
Rural, Non-farm	10,946	17.96%

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Sumter Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	13,582	12,800	782	5.76%	57
1991	14,103	12,741	1,363	9.66%	96
1992	14,401	13,162	1,239	8.60%	86
1993	15,105	13,716	1,389	9.20%	92
1994	15,091	13,863	1,228	8.13%	81
1995	15,151	14,185	966	6.38%	64
1996	15,438	14,434	1,004	6.50%	65
1997	15,464	14,579	885	5.72%	57
1998	15,601	14,863	738	4.73%	47
1999	15,810	14,963	847	5.36%	54
2000	15,328	14,657	671	4.38%	44
2001	14,840	13,830	1,010	6.81%	68
2002	14,731	13,621	1,110	7.54%	76
2003	15,389	14,195	1,194	7.76%	78
2004	15,690	14,417	1,273	8.11%	81
2005	15,980	14,565	1,415	8.86%	89
2006	15,605	14,460	1,146	7.34%	74
2007	15,502	14,449	1,053	6.79%	68
2008	15,159	14,013	1,146	7.56%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,312	12,593	719	5.40%	54
Feb 1990	13,365	12,710	655	4.90%	49
Mar 1990	13,395	12,874	521	3.89%	39
Apr 1990	13,505	12,927	578	4.28%	43
May 1990	13,684	12,986	698	5.10%	51
Jun 1990	13,566	12,748	818	6.03%	60
Jul 1990	14,019	12,883	1,136	8.10%	81
Aug 1990	13,845	12,918	927	6.70%	67
Sep 1990	13,530	12,700	830	6.13%	61
Oct 1990	13,552	12,730	822	6.07%	61
Nov 1990	13,591	12,743	848	6.24%	62
Dec 1990	13,620	12,790	830	6.09%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	13,659	12,608	1,051	7.69%	77
Feb 1991	13,692	12,334	1,358	9.92%	99
Mar 1991	13,769	12,458	1,311	9.52%	95
Apr 1991	14,011	12,739	1,272	9.08%	91
May 1991	14,196	12,680	1,516	10.68%	107
Jun 1991	14,476	12,976	1,500	10.36%	104
Jul 1991	14,773	12,955	1,818	12.31%	123
Aug 1991	14,275	12,873	1,402	9.82%	98
Sep 1991	14,130	12,773	1,357	9.60%	96
Oct 1991	14,086	12,802	1,284	9.12%	91
Nov 1991	14,044	12,804	1,240	8.83%	88
Dec 1991	14,129	12,886	1,243	8.80%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,061	12,699	1,362	9.69%	97
Feb 1992	14,061	12,728	1,333	9.48%	95
Mar 1992	14,160	12,894	1,266	8.94%	89
Apr 1992	14,320	13,099	1,221	8.53%	85
May 1992	14,334	13,137	1,197	8.35%	84
Jun 1992	14,875	13,548	1,327	8.92%	89
Jul 1992	14,388	13,134	1,254	8.72%	87
Aug 1992	14,382	13,141	1,241	8.63%	86
Sep 1992	14,398	13,213	1,185	8.23%	82
Oct 1992	14,568	13,380	1,188	8.15%	82
Nov 1992	14,588	13,412	1,176	8.06%	81
Dec 1992	14,680	13,563	1,117	7.61%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	14,738	13,396	1,342	9.11%	91
Feb 1993	14,766	13,355	1,411	9.56%	96
Mar 1993	14,836	13,485	1,351	9.11%	91
Apr 1993	14,928	13,550	1,378	9.23%	92
May 1993	15,212	13,756	1,456	9.57%	96
Jun 1993	15,640	14,072	1,568	10.03%	100
Jul 1993	15,170	13,733	1,437	9.47%	95
Aug 1993	15,240	13,774	1,466	9.62%	96
Sep 1993	15,529	14,086	1,443	9.29%	93
Oct 1993	15,187	13,808	1,379	9.08%	91
Nov 1993	15,031	13,797	1,234	8.21%	82
Dec 1993	14,982	13,776	1,206	8.05%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	14,967	13,614	1,353	9.04%	90
Feb 1994	15,121	13,675	1,446	9.56%	96
Mar 1994	15,092	13,746	1,346	8.92%	89
Apr 1994	15,048	13,766	1,282	8.52%	85
May 1994	15,117	13,933	1,184	7.83%	78
Jun 1994	15,472	14,163	1,309	8.46%	85
Jul 1994	15,041	13,659	1,382	9.19%	92
Aug 1994	14,931	13,694	1,237	8.28%	83
Sep 1994	15,051	13,866	1,185	7.87%	79
Oct 1994	15,220	14,089	1,131	7.43%	74
Nov 1994	15,111	14,096	1,015	6.72%	67
Dec 1994	14,918	14,058	860	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	14,813	13,840	973	6.57%	66
Feb 1995	14,818	13,859	959	6.47%	65
Mar 1995	14,858	13,955	903	6.08%	61
Apr 1995	15,178	14,233	945	6.23%	62
May 1995	15,107	14,231	876	5.80%	58
Jun 1995	15,454	14,488	966	6.25%	63
Jul 1995	15,522	14,124	1,398	9.01%	90
Aug 1995	15,084	14,111	973	6.45%	65
Sep 1995	15,172	14,217	955	6.29%	63
Oct 1995	15,360	14,442	918	5.98%	60
Nov 1995	15,306	14,412	894	5.84%	58
Dec 1995	15,143	14,312	831	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	15,024	14,032	992	6.60%	66
Feb 1996	15,080	14,111	969	6.43%	64
Mar 1996	15,134	14,224	910	6.01%	60
Apr 1996	15,318	14,441	877	5.73%	57
May 1996	15,451	14,481	970	6.28%	63
Jun 1996	15,866	14,734	1,132	7.13%	71
Jul 1996	15,626	14,383	1,243	7.95%	80
Aug 1996	15,333	14,298	1,035	6.75%	68
Sep 1996	15,440	14,437	1,003	6.50%	65
Oct 1996	15,801	14,779	1,022	6.47%	65
Nov 1996	15,600	14,625	975	6.25%	63
Dec 1996	15,579	14,665	914	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	15,589	14,516	1,073	6.88%	69
Feb 1997	15,505	14,438	1,067	6.88%	69
Mar 1997	15,602	14,647	955	6.12%	61
Apr 1997	15,562	14,684	878	5.64%	56
May 1997	15,722	14,816	906	5.76%	58
Jun 1997	15,934	14,893	1,041	6.53%	65
Jul 1997	15,492	14,504	988	6.38%	64
Aug 1997	15,236	14,331	905	5.94%	59
Sep 1997	15,269	14,431	838	5.49%	55
Oct 1997	15,379	14,661	718	4.67%	47
Nov 1997	15,250	14,605	645	4.23%	42
Dec 1997	15,030	14,421	609	4.05%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	15,527	14,783	744	4.79%	48
Feb 1998	15,592	14,853	739	4.74%	47
Mar 1998	15,493	14,872	621	4.01%	40
Apr 1998	15,362	14,760	602	3.92%	39
May 1998	15,484	14,794	690	4.46%	45
Jun 1998	15,796	14,941	855	5.41%	54
Jul 1998	15,671	14,840	831	5.30%	53
Aug 1998	15,538	14,764	774	4.98%	50
Sep 1998	15,496	14,692	804	5.19%	52
Oct 1998	15,873	15,048	825	5.20%	52
Nov 1998	15,755	15,016	739	4.69%	47
Dec 1998	15,621	14,993	628	4.02%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	15,782	14,998	784	4.97%	50
Feb 1999	15,772	14,832	940	5.96%	60
Mar 1999	15,637	14,895	742	4.75%	47
Apr 1999	15,649	14,860	789	5.04%	50
May 1999	15,731	14,933	798	5.07%	51
Jun 1999	15,977	15,095	882	5.52%	55
Jul 1999	15,821	14,766	1,055	6.67%	67
Aug 1999	15,666	14,793	873	5.57%	56
Sep 1999	15,863	14,980	883	5.57%	56
Oct 1999	15,950	15,090	860	5.39%	54
Nov 1999	15,981	15,151	830	5.19%	52
Dec 1999	15,889	15,158	731	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	15,260	14,516	744	4.88%	49
Feb 2000	15,156	14,424	732	4.83%	48
Mar 2000	15,150	14,551	599	3.95%	40
Apr 2000	15,418	14,850	568	3.68%	37
May 2000	15,372	14,714	658	4.28%	43
Jun 2000	15,607	14,873	734	4.70%	47
Jul 2000	15,333	14,609	724	4.72%	47
Aug 2000	15,505	14,782	723	4.66%	47
Sep 2000	15,278	14,626	652	4.27%	43
Oct 2000	15,306	14,723	583	3.81%	38
Nov 2000	15,225	14,593	632	4.15%	42
Dec 2000	15,327	14,625	702	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	15,392	14,537	855	5.55%	56
Feb 2001	15,302	14,424	878	5.74%	57
Mar 2001	15,352	14,515	837	5.45%	55
Apr 2001	14,644	13,784	860	5.87%	59
May 2001	14,678	13,784	894	6.09%	61
Jun 2001	14,915	13,756	1,159	7.77%	78
Jul 2001	14,587	13,523	1,064	7.29%	73
Aug 2001	14,653	13,467	1,186	8.09%	81
Sep 2001	14,614	13,478	1,136	7.77%	78
Oct 2001	14,693	13,602	1,091	7.43%	74
Nov 2001	14,570	13,516	1,054	7.23%	72
Dec 2001	14,678	13,570	1,108	7.55%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	14,540	13,381	1,159	7.97%	80
Feb 2002	14,571	13,398	1,173	8.05%	81
Mar 2002	14,557	13,457	1,100	7.56%	76
Apr 2002	14,817	13,744	1,073	7.24%	72
May 2002	14,880	13,845	1,035	6.96%	70
Jun 2002	15,050	13,875	1,175	7.81%	78
Jul 2002	14,714	13,585	1,129	7.67%	77
Aug 2002	14,868	13,739	1,129	7.59%	76
Sep 2002	14,815	13,750	1,065	7.19%	72
Oct 2002	14,692	13,610	1,082	7.36%	74
Nov 2002	14,639	13,528	1,111	7.59%	76
Dec 2002	14,630	13,539	1,091	7.46%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	15,403	14,218	1,185	7.69%	77
Feb 2003	15,375	14,163	1,212	7.88%	79
Mar 2003	15,339	14,236	1,103	7.19%	72
Apr 2003	15,343	14,250	1,093	7.12%	71
May 2003	15,422	14,280	1,142	7.41%	74
Jun 2003	15,602	14,242	1,360	8.72%	87
Jul 2003	15,356	14,072	1,284	8.36%	84
Aug 2003	15,485	14,261	1,224	7.90%	79
Sep 2003	15,457	14,246	1,211	7.83%	78
Oct 2003	15,363	14,142	1,221	7.95%	79
Nov 2003	15,249	14,068	1,181	7.74%	77
Dec 2003	15,271	14,156	1,115	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	15,323	14,123	1,200	7.83%	78
Feb 2004	15,332	14,147	1,185	7.73%	77
Mar 2004	15,423	14,249	1,174	7.61%	76
Apr 2004	15,582	14,444	1,138	7.30%	73
May 2004	15,651	14,527	1,124	7.18%	72
Jun 2004	15,888	14,575	1,313	8.26%	83
Jul 2004	15,679	14,369	1,310	8.36%	84
Aug 2004	15,768	14,521	1,247	7.91%	79
Sep 2004	15,714	14,369	1,345	8.56%	86
Oct 2004	15,990	14,589	1,401	8.76%	88
Nov 2004	15,909	14,494	1,415	8.89%	89
Dec 2004	16,015	14,591	1,424	8.89%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	15,962	14,460	1,502	9.41%	94
Feb 2005	16,087	14,531	1,556	9.67%	97
Mar 2005	16,019	14,659	1,360	8.49%	85
Apr 2005	15,927	14,605	1,322	8.30%	83
May 2005	16,034	14,724	1,310	8.17%	82
Jun 2005	16,218	14,755	1,463	9.02%	90
Jul 2005	15,957	14,552	1,405	8.80%	88
Aug 2005	16,106	14,708	1,398	8.68%	87
Sep 2005	16,061	14,596	1,465	9.12%	91
Oct 2005	15,824	14,398	1,426	9.01%	90
Nov 2005	15,771	14,365	1,406	8.92%	89
Dec 2005	15,794	14,426	1,368	8.66%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	15,557	14,446	1,111	7.14%	71
Feb 2006	15,673	14,489	1,184	7.55%	76
Mar 2006	15,729	14,618	1,111	7.06%	71
Apr 2006	15,551	14,480	1,071	6.89%	69
May 2006	15,607	14,499	1,108	7.10%	71
Jun 2006	15,731	14,491	1,240	7.88%	79
Jul 2006	15,542	14,286	1,256	8.08%	81
Aug 2006	15,563	14,355	1,208	7.76%	78
Sep 2006	15,492	14,327	1,165	7.52%	75
Oct 2006	15,689	14,567	1,122	7.15%	72
Nov 2006	15,559	14,447	1,112	7.15%	71
Dec 2006	15,568	14,509	1,059	6.80%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	15,694	14,523	1,171	7.46%	75
Feb 2007	15,697	14,557	1,140	7.26%	73
Mar 2007	15,655	14,672	983	6.28%	63
Apr 2007	15,535	14,601	934	6.01%	60
May 2007	15,495	14,607	888	5.73%	57
Jun 2007	15,673	14,643	1,030	6.57%	66
Jul 2007	15,498	14,450	1,048	6.76%	68
Aug 2007	15,488	14,439	1,049	6.77%	68
Sep 2007	15,430	14,348	1,082	7.01%	70
Oct 2007	15,317	14,239	1,078	7.04%	70
Nov 2007	15,277	14,208	1,069	7.00%	70
Dec 2007	15,262	14,095	1,167	7.65%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,969	13,810	1,159	7.74%	77
Feb 2008	14,743	13,713	1,030	6.99%	70
Mar 2008	14,977	13,983	994	6.64%	66
Apr 2008	15,043	14,047	996	6.62%	66
May 2008	15,380	14,239	1,141	7.42%	74
Jun 2008	15,450	14,280	1,170	7.57%	76
Jul 2008	15,205	13,961	1,244	8.18%	82
Aug 2008	15,475	14,164	1,311	8.47%	85
Sep 2008	15,193	13,922	1,271	8.37%	84
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Sumter Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,463	12.58%
2.	Public Administration	738	6.35%
3.	Educational Services	549	4.72%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	445	3.83%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	404	3.47%
6.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	402	3.46%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	394	3.39%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	380	3.27%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	377	3.24%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	356	3.06%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	348	2.99%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	348	2.99%
13.	Health Care	331	2.85%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	330	2.84%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	326	2.80%
16.	Repair and Maintenance	313	2.69%
17.	Finance and Insurance	296	2.54%
18.	Food Manufacturing	249	2.14%
19.	Truck Transportation	228	1.96%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	205	1.76%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,884	15.54%
2.	Health Care	1,765	14.56%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	850	7.01%
4.	Public Administration	676	5.58%
5.	Finance and Insurance	608	5.02%
6.	Food Manufacturing	482	3.98%
7.	Social Assistance	450	3.71%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	399	3.29%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	365	3.01%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	351	2.90%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	286	2.36%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	268	2.21%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	246	2.03%
14.	Construction	238	1.96%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	214	1.77%
16.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	213	1.76%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	202	1.67%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	191	1.58%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	155	1.28%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	148	1.22%

Sumter Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	965	8.30%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	659	5.67%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	542	4.66%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	528	4.54%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	504	4.33%
6.	Other Management Occupations	503	4.32%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	390	3.35%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	387	3.33%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	374	3.22%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	348	2.99%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	305	2.62%
12.	Vehicle Mechanics	303	2.61%
13.	Other Construction Trades	244	2.10%
14.	Engineers	230	1.98%
15.	Law Enforcement Workers	200	1.72%
16.	Other Office and Admin Support	193	1.66%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	183	1.57%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	177	1.52%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	177	1.52%
20.	Top Executives	177	1.52%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	772	6.37%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	716	5.91%
3.	Cashiers	670	5.53%
4.	Other Production Occupations	668	5.51%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	565	4.66%
6.	Registered Nurses	445	3.67%
7.	Other Management Occupations	441	3.64%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	395	3.26%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	368	3.04%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	359	2.96%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	331	2.73%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	295	2.43%
13.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	290	2.39%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	290	2.39%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	277	2.29%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	276	2.28%
17.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	258	2.13%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	248	2.05%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	236	1.95%
20.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	224	1.85%

Sumter Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	25,236	55.44%
15-35 hours	4,339	9.53%
1-14 hours	1,409	3.10%
No regular hours	14,535	31.93%

Sumter Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	800	3.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM	607	2.34%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,018	3.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,901	7.33%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,975	11.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,702	18.12%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,178	16.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,457	9.47%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,215	4.68%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,176	4.53%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	340	1.31%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	189	0.73%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,219	8.55%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,169	8.36%

Sumter Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,006	3.88%
5-9	4,713	18.16%
10-14	6,598	25.43%
15-19	5,287	20.38%
20-24	3,121	12.03%
25-29	687	2.65%
30-34	1,590	6.13%
35-39	274	1.06%
40-44	292	1.13%
45-59	1,021	3.94%
60-89	889	3.43%
At least 90	468	1.80%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	170	0.66%	21,242	81.87%
30-44	70	0.27%	2,086	8.04%
45-59	0	0.00%	1,021	3.94%
At least 60	24	0.09%	1,333	5.14%

Sumter Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	81	0.31%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,612	13.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	21,244	80.64%
Motorcycle	39	0.15%
Other	279	1.06%
Public transportation	264	1.00%
Walked	427	1.62%
Worked at home	399	1.51%

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Sumter Family Information Back to top
: 22,278 (58,670 people)
: 16,180 (50,643 people)
: 5,710
: 28,333
Sumter Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,051	13.69%
$10,000-$14,999	1,616	7.25%
$15,000-$19,999	1,704	7.64%
$20,000-$24,999	1,799	8.07%
$25,000-$29,999	1,716	7.70%
$30,000-$34,999	1,507	6.76%
$35,000-$39,999	1,459	6.55%
$40,000-$44,999	1,389	6.23%
$45,000-$49,999	1,045	4.69%
$50,000-$59,999	1,992	8.94%
$60,000-$74,999	1,943	8.72%
$75,000-$99,999	1,650	7.40%
$100,000-$124,999	598	2.68%
$125,000-$149,999	269	1.21%
$150,000-$199,999	249	1.12%
$200,000 or more	304	1.36%

Sumter Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,405	24.32%
Family, 2 people	6,221	27.99%
Nonfamily, 2 people	616	2.77%
Family, 3 people	3,975	17.88%
Nonfamily, 3 people	81	0.36%
Family, 4 people	3,515	15.81%
Nonfamily, 4 people	28	0.13%
Family, 5 people	1,548	6.96%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.02%
Family, 6 people	525	2.36%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	306	1.38%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.00%

Sumter Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	17,473	29.47%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,997	10.12%
Public Assistance	717	1.21%
Retirement	4,351	7.34%
Self Employment	2,136	3.60%
Social Security	6,337	10.69%
Supplemental Security	1,515	2.56%
Wage / Salary	16,995	28.67%
Other	3,763	6.35%

Sumter Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,740	50.46%
With children under 18	5,636	49.54%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,808	8.40%
Married	12,900	59.92%
Never Married	6,165	28.64%
Widowed	655	3.04%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,570	10.31%
Married	13,235	53.11%
Never Married	5,786	23.22%
Widowed	3,328	13.36%

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,294	7.53%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,447	14.73%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,193	27.86%
Some college, no degree	10,981	25.09%
Associate degree	3,173	7.25%
Bachelors degree	5,116	11.69%
Graduate or professional degree	2,557	5.84%

Sumter Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	910	1.49%	471	0.77%	1,381	2.26%
Kindergarten	837	1.37%	183	0.30%	1,020	1.67%
Grades 1-4	3,425	5.61%	627	1.03%	4,052	6.64%
Grades 5-8	3,626	5.94%	420	0.69%	4,046	6.63%
Grades 9-12	3,136	5.14%	539	0.88%	3,675	6.02%
Undergrad college	2,491	4.08%	893	1.46%	3,384	5.54%
Graduate or professional school	424	0.69%	111	0.18%	535	0.88%
Total	14,849	24.33%	3,244	5.32%	18,093	29.65%

Sumter 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 Business Information Back to top
: $115,719,000
: $614,867,000
: $66,398,000

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

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

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	50,065	85.01%
Below Poverty Level	8,827	14.99%

Sumter 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 Criminal Information Back to top
Sumter Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2001	7.821	0.399	0.075	3.960	12.255	0.523	21.396	44.611	10.038	76.569
2002	9.462	0.493	0.099	2.957	13.010	0.000	16.534	51.623	7.343	75.500
2003	13.152	0.654	0.126	4.225	18.157	0.377	19.942	48.560	7.293	75.795
2004	14.846	0.447	0.124	2.607	18.024	0.323	23.511	48.139	5.561	77.211
2005	11.788	0.199	0.075	2.910	14.971	0.448	15.320	39.294	3.183	57.797
2006	10.597	0.347	0.099	2.159	13.202	0.273	12.284	36.679	2.829	51.792
2007	10.705	0.231	0.103	2.593	13.631	0.282	17.533	44.744	3.645	65.922

Sumter Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	45	103
2005	39	109
2006	42	108
2007	49	111

Sumter Crime Index

Year	Index
2001	3,566
2002	3,592

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Sumter Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Sumter Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,617	15.76%
10-19 Years	9,510	15.58%
20-29 Years	8,711	14.27%
30-39 Years	9,110	14.93%
40-49 Years	8,389	13.75%
50-59 Years	5,996	9.82%
60-69 Years	4,307	7.06%
70-79 Years	3,364	5.51%
80-89 Years	1,685	2.76%
90+ Years	340	0.56%

Sumter Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	29,010	47.53%
Female	32,019	52.47%

Sumter Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	31,180	51.09%
African-American	27,123	44.44%
Hispanic/Latino	1,159	1.90%
Multiracial	653	1.07%
Asian	645	1.06%
Amerindian	126	0.21%
Other Race	94	0.15%
Pacific Islander	49	0.08%

Sumter Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	6,912	23.91%
2.	English	4,516	15.62%
3.	German	4,013	13.88%
4.	Irish	3,959	13.69%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,361	4.71%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,082	3.74%
7.	Scottish	1,054	3.65%
8.	Italian	1,043	3.61%
9.	African	820	2.84%
10.	Dutch	564	1.95%

Sumter Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	53,517	94.96%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,328	2.36%
3.	French	324	0.57%
4.	German	250	0.44%
5.	Tagalog	140	0.25%
6.	Japanese	119	0.21%
7.	Italian	87	0.15%
8.	Other Indic	81	0.14%
9.	Korean	78	0.14%
10.	Gujarathi	75	0.13%

Sumter Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	59,678	97.90%
Naturalized immigrant	659	1.08%
Not a citizen	619	1.02%

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Sumter Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

29150	29153
29151	29154

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