Sumter County, Florida

Interactive maps and statistics for Sumter County, Florida: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Florida and the United States.

Sumter County, Florida is among the highest in the country for median age (2nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (42nd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States	Rank
Total Population	143,408	22,416,076	334,922,499	472nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,508	$74,568	$80,734	748th of 3,221
Median Age	68.5	42.6	38.9	2nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.3%	34.1%	35.7%	451st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$385,400	$359,000	$332,700	330th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,269	$1,669	$1,413	456th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.7%	12.6%	12.5%	2490th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.8%	5.2%	970th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	257.4	417.8	n/a	550th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.1%	21.9%	14.1%	787th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	523rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.6%	67.6%	65.2%	42nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.9	28.0	26.4	670th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	15.7%	15.1%	534th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.4%	n/a	n/a	1160th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.5%	46.7%	46.9%	332nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.2%	n/a	n/a	495th 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, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	50.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.4%	27.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.2	64.7	61.4

Age in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Median Age	68.5	42.6	38.9
Under 18 %	7.1%	19.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	2.8%	8.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	5.3%	12.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	6.3%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.7%	25.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	57.7%	21.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Households	70,318	8,752,810	129,227,496
Average Household Size	1.9	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	7.5%	26.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.7%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	28.3%	28.7%
Never Married	14.6%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,030	$42,609	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	17.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	11.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.7%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.5%	30.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.7%	12.6%	n/a

Housing in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Housing Units	84,068	10,256,470	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.3%	54.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.0%	24.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	14.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,006.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.4%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.3%	35.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,014	$2,730	n/a

Education in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	10.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.4%	27.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	28.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.2%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.2%	12.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Labour Force Participation	25.8%	59.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.7%	70.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	1.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.8%	20.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.1%	8.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.1%	6.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Sumter County, Florida

Statistic	Sumter County, Florida	Florida	United States
Born in State of Residence	21.2%	35.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	12.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	9.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	69.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.3%	22.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.1%	21.6%	16.7%

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