East Sumter, South Carolina

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Population in 2010: 1,343.
Population change since 2000: +10.1%
Males: 821  (61.2%)
Females: 522  (38.8%)
Median resident age:

50.1 years
South Carolina median age:

40.5 years

Zip codes: 29153.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-713,668,086 (it was $26,938 in 2000)
East Sumter $-713,668,086
SC $64,115

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,971 (it was $13,010 in 2000)

East Sumter CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $-738,664,843 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
East Sumter $-738,664,843
SC $254,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $90,089; detached houses: $106,279; mobile homes: $21,095

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,028.

March 2022 cost of living index in East Sumter: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 28.7%
(45.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.3% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.0%), African (6.5%), American (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.30 square miles.

Population density: 407 people per square mile   (low).

East Sumter, South Carolina map

9 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.2%
South Carolina:

5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $390 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $193 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (41.4 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (93.7 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (507.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Mulberry, SC (1.7 miles ),
South Sumter, SC (1.7 miles ),
Sumter, SC (1.9 miles ),
Millwood, SC (2.3 miles ),
Oswego, SC (2.4 miles),
Lakewood, SC (2.5 miles ),
Mayesville, SC (2.6 miles ),
Cane Savannah, SC (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 33.92 N, Longitude: 80.30 W

Area code: 803

Distribution of median household income in East Sumter, SC in 2022
Distribution of house value in East Sumter, SC in 2022
East Sumter satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
South Carolina:

3.1%
Most common industries in East Sumter, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (11.2%)
  • Educational services (7.3%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (7.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.1%)
  • Health care (6.1%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (22.7%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (13.0%)
  • Repair & maintenance (6.9%)
  • Machinery (6.5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (4.3%)
  • Transportation equipment (4.3%)
  • Public administration (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (14.4%)
  • Health care (12.0%)
  • Personal & laundry services (12.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.2%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.3%)
  • Food (6.3%)
  • Food & beverage stores (6.3%)
Most common occupations in East Sumter, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.3%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Cashiers (3.7%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (18.4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.9%)
  • Construction laborers (6.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
  • Cashiers (7.4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6.7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6.3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (5.3%)

Average climate in East Sumter, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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Pb
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00111. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00111
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

East Sumter-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Carolina state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/15/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the East Sumter place center killed one person and injured 5 people.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.0 miles away from the place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

East Sumter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 125.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 305.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 182.1 miles away from East Sumter center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from East Sumter center
On 4/13/1998 at 09:56:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from East Sumter center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sumter County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
East Sumter topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near East Sumter:

  • ATKINSON EAST COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • TUOMEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • TUOMEY REG MED CTR SUBACUTE SC (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • SUMTER EAST HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • MARINER HEALTH CARE OF SUMTER - WEST (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • ATKINSON WEST COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 4 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • THOMAS DRIVE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; SUMTER, SC)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Sumter:

  • Central Carolina Technical College (about 5 miles; Sumter, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,108)
  • Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 36 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
  • Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (about 41 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 2,113)
  • Francis Marion University (about 42 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)
  • Benedict College (about 42 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 43 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
  • South Carolina State University (about 44 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,481)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Sumter Industrial Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in East Sumter: Brown Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
South Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

71.2%
Whole state:

67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

6.1%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in East Sumter:

Marital status in East Sumter, SC
  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 39.8%
  • Separated: 7.1%
  • Widowed: 24.5%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

For population 25 years and over in East Sumter:

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.7
South Carolina average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for East Sumter, SC (based on Sumter County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant31,023108
Black Protestant13,90546
Mainline Protestant10,96047
Other2,32312
Catholic1,9422
None47,303-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
This county:

1.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Sumter County:

0.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.85 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 63
This county:

6.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
Sumter County:

4.23 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Sumter County:

13.2%
South Carolina:

10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

34.1%
State:

29.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Sumter County:

11.2%
State:

13.4%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
East Sumter:

45.9%
State:

49.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

42.5%
South Carolina:

46.2%

Average BMI:
East Sumter:

31.0
South Carolina:

29.0

People feeling badly about themselves:
East Sumter:

20.6%
South Carolina:

20.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
East Sumter:

13.5%
South Carolina:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
East Sumter:

6.6
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

37.9%
State:

34.4%

General health condition:
This city:

51.2%
South Carolina:

55.6%

Average condition of hearing:
East Sumter:

83.8%
South Carolina:

79.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of East Sumter, SC Residents

7.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,955 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.64%
South Carolina average:

8.89%

0.37% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,676 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.37%
South Carolina average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Richland County, SC  0.61% ($38,285 average AGI)
from Clarendon County, SC  0.53% ($34,981)
from Lexington County, SC  0.22% ($30,430)


8.11% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,025 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.11%
South Carolina average:

7.46%

0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,323 average AGI)
Sumter County:

0.39%
South Carolina average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Richland County, SC  0.93% ($40,357 average AGI)
to Clarendon County, SC  0.41% ($41,345)
to Lexington County, SC  0.28% ($51,845)

Strongest AM radio stations in East Sumter:

  • WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
  • WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
  • WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WYMB (920 AM; 2 kW; MANNING, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Sumter:

  • WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WIBZ (95.5 FM; WEDGEFIELD, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W242AH (96.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWDM (101.3 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC)
  • WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
  • WMHK (89.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BIBLE COLLEGE B/CING CO.)
  • WNOK (104.7 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W207BQ (89.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WTCB (106.7 FM; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLTR (91.3 FM; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBZF (98.5 FM; HARTSVILLE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around East Sumter:

  • WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WOLO-TV (Channel 25; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WLTX (Channel 19; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACH (Channel 57; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WIS (Channel 10; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBHQ (Channel 63; SUMTER, SC; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRLK-TV (Channel 35; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)

East Sumter fatal accident list:

Mar 7, 2014 04:05 PM, Us-378, Sr-763, Lat: 33.915947, Lon: -80.291881, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jan 26, 2012 08:10 PM, Us-278, Lat: 33.923297, Lon: -80.299136, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 19, 2011 06:15 PM, Us- 378, Sr- 763, Lat: 33.915753, Lon: -80.291450, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 16, 2007 03:50 AM, Us-76, Sr-204, Lat: 33.930039, Lon: -80.285156, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Nov 13, 2005 02:45 PM, Sr-76, Sr-81, Lat: 33.937110, Lon: -80.273710, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 4Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 11.0mTotal length
  • $881,000Total costs
  • 6,175Total average daily traffic
  • 491Total average daily truck traffic
  • 8,260Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$78,6801$99,0207$63,7271$85,6801$18,3401$19,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$100,6901$86,3506$83,0722$34,8401$13,0001$50,340
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$77,6800$03$82,7930$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$01$120,0200$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0011.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$43,340
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0011.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in East Sumter, SC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in East Sumter, SC - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in East Sumter, SC
  • 66.1%Electricity
  • 28.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.1%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Wood
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in East Sumter, SC
  • 81.5%Electricity
  • 18.5%Utility gas


East Sumter compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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