Sumter County, SC Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Sumter county south carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 30,345 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,266 | 7.5 |
| Kindergarten | 1,753 | 5.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,813 | 45.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 6,789 | 22.4 |
| College or graduate school | 5,724 | 18.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 64,144 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 6,137 | 9.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 10,364 | 16.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,004 | 29.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 13,897 | 21.7 |
| Associate degree | 4,595 | 7.2 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,858 | 10.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,289 | 5.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 15.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 80,089 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 21,339 | 26.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 41,721 | 52.1 |
| Separated | 3,328 | 4.2 |
| Widowed | 6,254 | 7.8 |
Female | 5,160 | 6.4 |
| Divorced | 7,447 | 9.3 |
Female | 4,091 | 5.1 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,343 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,600 | 47.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 71,292 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 12,049 | 16.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 25,911 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,221 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 54,142 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 13,102 | 24.2 |
Percent employed | 51.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 41,040 | 75.8 |
Percent employed | 74.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 11,448 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,987 | 52.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 96,890 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 53,251 | 55.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 40,902 | 42.2 |
Same county | 22,779 | 23.5 |
Different county | 18,123 | 18.7 |
Same state | 5,590 | 5.8 |
Different state | 12,533 | 12.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,737 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 104,646 | 100.0 |
| Native | 102,497 | 97.9 |
Born in United States | 100,489 | 96.0 |
State of residence | 69,335 | 66.3 |
Different state | 31,154 | 29.8 |
Born outside United States | 2,008 | 1.9 |
| Foreign born | 2,149 | 2.1 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 863 | 0.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 990 | 0.9 |
Not a citizen | 1,159 | 1.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 2,149 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 555 | 25.8 |
| Asia | 788 | 36.7 |
| Africa | 32 | 1.5 |
| Oceania | 13 | 0.6 |
| Latin America | 677 | 31.5 |
| Northern America | 84 | 3.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 96,890 | 100.0 |
| English only | 92,467 | 95.4 |
| Language other than English | 4,423 | 4.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,744 | 1.8 |
Spanish | 2,324 | 2.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,015 | 1.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,208 | 1.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 352 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 838 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 346 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 104,646 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 91,716 | 87.6 |
| Arab | 112 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 166 | 0.2 |
| Danish | 147 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 883 | 0.8 |
| English | 6,538 | 6.2 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,580 | 1.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 421 | 0.4 |
| German | 6,117 | 5.8 |
| Greek | 79 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 153 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 6,099 | 5.8 |
| Italian | 1,636 | 1.6 |
| Lithuanian | 54 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 357 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 877 | 0.8 |
| Portuguese | 64 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 84 | 0.1 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,881 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 1,535 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 54 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 1,255 | 1.2 |
| Swedish | 277 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 119 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 69 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 13,350 | 12.8 |
| Welsh | 464 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 261 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 47,084 | 45.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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