Sumter County vs. Richland County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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