| People QuickFacts | Sumter County | South Carolina |
|---|
| Population, 2000 |
39,643 |
4,012,012 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-8.2% |
15.1% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.0% |
76.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.5% |
20.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
16.3 |
24.3 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
16,032 |
1,753,670 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
53.1% |
72.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$79,900 |
$94,900 |
| Households, 2000 |
14,564 |
1,533,854 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 |
2.53 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$31,590 |
$37,082 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,949 |
$18,795 |
| Business QuickFacts | Sumter County | South Carolina |
|---|
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
1,522,276 |
70,797,020 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
D |
34,179,799 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
654,117 |
33,634,264 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$14,352 |
$8,874 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) |
65,264 |
4,835,839 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
3,764 |
260,342 |