Richland County vs. Sumter County

	Richland County (SC)	Sumter County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	414,576	106,512
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.8%	-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	384,450	107,490
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	384,504	107,456
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.7%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	51.9%
White alone, percent	45.9%	47.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	48.2%	47.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.2%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.1%	44.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	31,545	11,004
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	175,070	48,284
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.8%	64.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$158,200	$113,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,294	$1,062
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$441	$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$952	$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	27.8%	13.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,644	279
Households, 2014-2018	150,309	41,137
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	77.5%	84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.5%	6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.1%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	37.7%	18.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.0%	12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.0%	54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	862,224	126,977
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,202,506	471,114
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,374,991	1,817,534
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,191,339	341,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,780,665	1,096,828
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,139	$10,151
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	22.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,922	$43,792
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,010	$22,272
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	18.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,065	1,753
Total employment, 2017	163,353	31,398
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	7,326,352	1,146,102
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	-3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	28,354	6,284
All firms, 2012	31,595	7,518
Men-owned firms, 2012	16,333	4,045
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,297	2,803
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,676	2,825
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,645	4,428
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,010	1,057
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,680	6,049
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.1%	23.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	507.9	161.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	757.07	665.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Richland county (SC) and Sumter county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.