Sumter County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 15,04750.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,40838.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,8766.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9643.2%Two or more races
  • 3921.3%Asian alone
  • 440.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 190.06%Some other race alone
  • 20.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 77
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 55
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,022 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,416 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Americus, Plains, Leslie, Andersonville, De Soto.

2023 air pollution in Sumter County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.031 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County, Mississippi , Bleckley County , Lauderdale County, Mississippi , Lee County , Somervell County, Texas .

Current college students: 2,219
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 916 (48.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3482010 or later
• 1592000 to 2009
• 1011990 to 1999
• 1731980 to 1989
• 531970 to 1979
• 78Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,559
• One, attached: 101
• Two: 1,570
• 3 or 4: 482
• 5 to 9: 680
• 10 to 19: 107
• 20 to 49: 69
• 50 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 2,224
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 3,271 (308 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 315 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Religion statistics for Sumter County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sumter County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1686: March 03, 2007, FEMA Id: 1686, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

5.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,854 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.73% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($30,152 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($10,702 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.32%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Lee County, GA	0.37% ($73,571 average AGI)
from Schley County, GA	0.34% ($38,656)
from Dougherty County, GA	0.28% ($39,731)
from Crisp County, GA	0.23% ($43,364)

5.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,547 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.64% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($29,539 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($8,007 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.13%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Houston County, GA	0.52% ($31,327 average AGI)
to Schley County, GA	0.46% ($38,791)
to Lee County, GA	0.41% ($44,949)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.38% ($29,500)
to Crisp County, GA	0.26% ($47,960)
to Fulton County, GA	0.24% ($26,478)
to Muscogee County, GA	0.22% ($37,238)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sumter County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,773 (1,606 living alone), Female householders: 6,272 (1,977 living alone)

• 3,961 spouses (3,823 opposite-sex spouses), 348 unmarried partners, (324 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,627 children (8,164 natural, 225 adopted, 236 stepchildren), 947 grandchildren, 908 brothers or sisters, 657 parents, 33 foster children, 282 other relatives, 1,113 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,871

Size of family households: 3,571 2-persons, 1,830 3-persons, 675 4-persons, 370 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 212 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,586 1-person, 489 2-persons, 214 3-persons.

2,453 married couples with children.
3,393 single-parent households (259 men, 3,134 women).

94.3% of residents of Sumter speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (11% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 79% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $204,991,000 ($6,236 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,372,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,242,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,484,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,415,000
Federal grants: $70,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,893,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,363,000 ($583,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $895,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,326,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,380,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Sumter County, Georgia
• 02020 or later
• 4792010 to 2019
• 1,3952000 to 2009
• 2,3701990 to 1999
• 2,1971980 to 1989
• 2,3381970 to 1979
• 1,8221960 to 1969
• 8581950 to 1959
• 7171940 to 1949
• 9791939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Georgia
• 221 room
• 92 rooms
• 1273 rooms
• 5944 rooms
• 1,3485 rooms
• 1,4906 rooms
• 8957 rooms
• 9058 rooms
• 9439+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Georgia
• 1991 room
• 2022 rooms
• 5883 rooms
• 1,3124 rooms
• 1,0135 rooms
• 7566 rooms
• 2627 rooms
• 2208 rooms
• 1019+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sumter County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter County, Georgia
• 21no bedroom
• 1121 bedroom
• 8892 bedrooms
• 3,8923 bedrooms
• 1,0664 bedrooms
• 2925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter County, Georgia
• 224no bedroom
• 7761 bedroom
• 1,5482 bedrooms
• 1,8923 bedrooms
• 2334 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 416no vehicle
• 1,9081 vehicle
• 2,1972 vehicles
• 1,1383 vehicles
• 4014 vehicles
• 2715+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter County in renter-occupied apartments
• 702no vehicle
• 2,1711 vehicle
• 1,2282 vehicles
• 4563 vehicles
• 1054 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

87.5% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Georgia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 23,907
• Other state: 4,598
• Northeast: 666
• Midwest: 967
• South: 2,754
• West: 207

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,450
• Number of aged recipients: 169
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,281
• Number of recipients under 18: 278
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 847
• Number of recipients older than 64: 325
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 562
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 624