South Sumter, South Carolina

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Population in 2010: 2,411.
Population change since 2000: -28.4%
Males: 1,040  (43.1%)
Females: 1,371  (56.9%)
Median resident age:

35.8 years
South Carolina median age:

40.5 years

Zip codes: 29150.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $42,862 (it was $23,339 in 2000)
South Sumter:

$42,862
SC:

$64,115

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $19,020 (it was $10,292 in 2000)

South Sumter CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $86,645 (it was $42,700 in 2000)
South Sumter:

$86,645
SC:

$254,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $206,444; detached houses: $99,751; mobile homes: $450,431

Median gross rent in 2022: $850.

March 2022 cost of living index in South Sumter: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 22.9%
(32.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.1% for Black residents)

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Ancestries: British West Indian (1.5%), African (1.2%), American (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 2.66 square miles.

Population density: 907 people per square mile   (low).

South Sumter, South Carolina map

19 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.2%
South Carolina:

5.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
South Sumter CDP:

0.6% ($268)
South Carolina:

0.6% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, SC (39.7 miles , pop. 116,278).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (95.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (510.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Sumter, SC (1.7 miles ),
East Sumter, SC (1.7 miles ),
Lakewood, SC (1.8 miles ),
Millwood, SC (1.8 miles ),
Mulberry, SC (2.0 miles ),
Cane Savannah, SC (2.4 miles ),
Privateer, SC (2.5 miles ),
Cherryvale, SC (2.9 miles )

Latitude: 33.89 N, Longitude: 80.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 803

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

3.8%
South Carolina:

3.1%
Historical population in South Sumter, SC
Historical housing units in South Sumter, SC
Most common industries in South Sumter, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (10.9%)
  • Food (10.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
  • Construction (7.8%)
  • Educational services (7.4%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.3%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (4.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (16.3%)
  • Food (13.2%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (9.5%)
  • Truck transportation (5.1%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.9%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (4.5%)
  • Repair & maintenance (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (12.1%)
  • Educational services (10.1%)
  • Food (8.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.8%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (4.9%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.3%)
Most common occupations in South Sumter, SC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.2%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.6%)
  • Cashiers (4.8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.4%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9.3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.9%)
  • Cashiers (7.1%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6.9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.7%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.7%)

Average climate in South Sumter, South Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Pb
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00111. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00111
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

South 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 11.9 miles away from the South Sumter place center killed one person and injured 5 people.

On 3/28/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 47.1 miles away from the place center injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

South 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 69.7 miles away from South Sumter center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 123.6 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 308.5 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 183.6 miles away from the city 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 59.8 miles away from the city 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 50.1 miles away from the city 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).
South Sumter topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near South Sumter:

  • ATKINSON EAST COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 2 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)
  • TUOMEY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; SUMTER, SC)
  • ATKINSON WEST COMM. RES. (Hospital, about 4 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)

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

  • Central Carolina Technical College (about 4 miles; Sumter, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,108)
  • Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College (about 38 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 2,113)
  • Florence-Darlington Technical College (about 39 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 4,468)
  • Benedict College (about 41 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 3,039)
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia (about 41 miles; Columbia, SC; FT enrollment: 27,789)
  • South Carolina State University (about 41 miles; Orangeburg, SC; FT enrollment: 3,481)
  • Francis Marion University (about 45 miles; Florence, SC; FT enrollment: 3,624)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in South Sumter: Sumter County Rural Fire Department Station 521 (A), Sumter Fire Department Station 4 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Webb Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations 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:

2.7 people
South Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

69.2%
Whole state:

67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.8%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in South Sumter:

Marital status in South Sumter, SC
  • Never married: 58.4%
  • Now married: 24.8%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 5.0%

For population 25 years and over in South Sumter:

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 13.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.2
South Carolina average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for South 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
Sumter 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
Here:

0.77 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

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

6.06 / 10,000 pop.
South Carolina:

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:
Here:

13.2%
South Carolina:

10.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Sumter County:

34.1%
South Carolina:

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

11.2%
South Carolina:

13.4%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
South Sumter:

47.7%
State:

49.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
South Sumter:

44.2%
South Carolina:

46.2%

Average BMI:
South Sumter:

30.3
State:

29.0

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

17.6%
South Carolina:

20.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
South Sumter:

14.3%
South Carolina:

11.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
South Sumter:

6.6
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

36.7%
South Carolina:

34.4%

General health condition:
South Sumter:

52.2%
South Carolina:

55.6%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

83.0%
South Carolina:

79.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of South 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 South Sumter:

  • WDXY (1240 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSSC (1340 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SUMTER BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
  • WQMC (1290 AM; 1 kW; SUMTER, SC; Owner: MORRIS COLLEGE)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • WVOC (560 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in South 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.)
  • W205BO (88.9 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, 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.)
  • WLJI (98.3 FM; SUMMERTON, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC .)
  • WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER 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)
  • WQKI-FM (93.9 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around South 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)
  • W31BS (Channel 31; ORANGEBURG, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
South Sumter fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

South Sumter fatal accident list:

Sep 17, 2021 01:48 PM, Us-15 Pocalla Rd, Sr-718 Truman Street, Lat: 33.893461, Lon: -80.337789, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 17, 2019 12:26 AM, Us-521, Sr-522, Lat: 33.888781, Lon: -80.350831, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Apr 10, 2015 01:00 PM, Us-15, Us-521, Lat: 33.880694, Lon: -80.351161, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 25, 2012 05:45 AM, Us-15, Lat: 33.886050, Lon: -80.347236, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 28, 2006 11:45 AM, Us-15, Us-521, Lat: 33.881580, Lon: -80.335930, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 20ft / 5.5mTotal length
  • $387,000Total costs
  • 9,875Total average daily traffic
  • 555Total average daily truck traffic
  • 7,976Total 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 ORIGINATED1$33,5100$08$76,1701$3,8101$25,9001$33,510
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$36,5601$35,8000$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$04$51,79514$95,4302$18,6601$9,1402$10,285
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$46,4600$02$51,7950$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0016.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$67,4100$01$39,610
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$68,5500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0016.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in South Sumter, SC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in South Sumter, SC - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in South Sumter, SC
  • 88.6%Electricity
  • 6.0%Utility gas
  • 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in South Sumter, SC
  • 91.1%Electricity
  • 3.5%Other fuel
  • 2.9%No fuel used
  • 2.5%Utility gas


South Sumter compared to South Carolina state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
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