Sumter County Information
Sumter in
Alabama occupies
913 square miles and has a 2006 population of
13,606, a change from a 2000 population of
14,798 and
16,174 in 1990.
18.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.8% percent is 25-35, and
11.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
65 acts of violent crime reported in
Sumter in 2004, a change from
14 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
296 people:
6.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
8.1%.
Read more about
Sumter, Alabama in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sumter | |
| State | Alabama | |
| Land Area | 913 sq. miles | Ranked 914 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 13,606 | Ranked 2,199 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 13,761 | |
| Population 2000 | 14,798 | Ranked 2,104 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 16,174 | Ranked 1,913 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 24.9% | |
| African American | 74.7% | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 18.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 65 | 14 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | 8 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 55 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 227 | 196 |
| Burglaries | 67 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 146 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 14 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,869 | 5,406 |
| Unemployed Population | 296 | 437 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.1% | 8.1% |
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