Sumter County Information
Sumter in
South Carolina occupies
682 square miles and has a 2006 population of
104,430, a change from a 2000 population of
104,636 and
101,276 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.9% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,255 acts of violent crime reported in
Sumter in 2004, a change from
999 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,667 people:
7.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Sumter, South Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Sumter | |
| State | South Carolina | |
| Land Area | 682 sq. miles | Ranked 1,485 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 104,430 | Ranked 539 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 104,909 | |
| Population 2000 | 104,636 | Ranked 505 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 101,276 | Ranked 452 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 50% | |
| African American | 47.5% | |
| Asian American | 1% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,255 | 999 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 13 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 33 | |
| Robberies | 179 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,030 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5,747 | 4,794 |
| Burglaries | 1,930 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,340 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 477 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 46,248 | 44,794 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,667 | 1,877 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.9% | 4.2% |
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