Sumter County, Alabama

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Sumter County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,878	5,086,768	334,922,499	2360th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$33,310	$63,999	$80,734	3132nd of 3,221
Median Age	35.7	39.3	38.9	2907th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.0%	28.4%	35.7%	2175th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$82,600	$209,900	$332,700	3149th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$775	$1,007	$1,413	2300th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	26.5%	15.6%	12.5%	190th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.1%	4.7%	5.2%	68th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	13.1	100.4	n/a	2531st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.0%	14.1%	2763rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2791st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	70.2%	65.2%	2579th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	25.5	26.4	1845th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.3%	8.8%	15.1%	1385th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1233rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.3%	46.1%	46.9%	3106th of 3,222
Broadband Access	69.9%	n/a	n/a	2961st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	25.7%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.7%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.8	52.8	61.4

Age in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	35.7	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	21.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.3%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	4,823	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.2%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.8%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.9%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	44.8%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,267	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	41.4%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.9%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	26.5%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	55.2%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	30.5%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	6,356	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.7%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.7%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.1%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$359	$788	n/a

Education in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.5%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.5%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.4%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.2%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Sumter County, Alabama

Statistic	Sumter County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.0%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	4.5%	16.7%

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