2022 population: 11,853 ( 1,910 from 2010 , 495 from 2020)
Land area: 903.8 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,120	26.32%	5.6%
Black:	8,220	69.35%	20.1%
Indian:	22	0.19%	100.0%
Asian:	196	1.65%	476.5%
2+ races:	114	0.96%	153.3%
Hispanic:	181	1.53%	110.5%

Total non-White:	8,733	73.68%	16.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	293	11.9
Deaths:	430	17.4
Net Migration:	-348	-14.1
Net Immigration:	18	0.7

Change in White population:	-184	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,726	-12.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
13,763
3,304	24.01%
10,283	74.71%
11	0.08%
34	0.25%
45	0.33%
86	0.62%
10,459	75.99%

2000
14,798
3,813	25.77%
10,718	72.43%
14	0.09%
17	0.11%
70	0.47%
165	1.12%
10,985	74.23%

1990
16,174
4,741	29.31%
11,290	69.80%
0	0.00%
46	0.28%
n/a
97	0.60%
11,433	70.69%

1980
16,908
5,079	30.04%
11,562	68.38%
0	0.00%
55	0.33%
n/a
190	1.12%
11,829	69.96%

1970
16,974
5,865	34.55%
11,056	65.13%
2	0.01%
4	0.02%
n/a
46	0.27%
11,109	65.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,602	10.8
1,426	9.6
-2,111	-14.3
26	0.2

-509	-3.4
-526	-3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,531	15.6
1,790	11.1
-1,603	-9.9
28	0.2

-928	-5.7
-448	-2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
2,877	17.0
1,761	10.4
-1,710	-10.1
n/a

-338	-2.0
-396	-2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,893	-11.2
n/a

-786	-4.6
720	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sumter County, AL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.8
2,303	19.4%
9,550	80.6%
2,269	19.1%

4,798
2.26

3,010	62.7%
1,636	54.4%
476	15.8%
1,788	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.7
3,068	22.3%
10,695	77.7%
2,063	15.0%

5,629
2.32

3,385	60.1%
1,766	52.2%
686	20.3%
2,244	39.9%

2000
Number	Percent
32.4
4,299	29.1%
10,499	70.9%
2,050	13.9%

5,722
2.54

3,677	64.3%
2,003	54.5%
785	21.3%
2,045	35.7%

1990
Number	Percent
28.9
4,936	30.5%
11,238	69.5%
2,354	14.6%

5,566
2.77

3,959	71.1%
2,485	62.8%
732	18.5%
1,607	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
5,864	34.7%
11,044	65.3%
2,437	14.4%

5,230
3.14

3,954	75.6%
2,816	71.2%
548	13.9%
1,276	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Sumter County, AL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	449	9.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	506	10.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	520	10.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	529	11.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	366	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	176	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	171	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	181	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	286	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	283	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	338	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	439	9.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	286	6.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	88	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	112	2.3%
$200,000 or more	68	1.4%

Median Household Income	31,726
Per Capita Income	19,720

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	715	14.9%
Public Assistance	84	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,264	26.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,002	51.3%
Unemployed	364	4.7%
In Armed Forces	4	0.1%

Total Labor Force	4,370	56.1%
Not in Labor Force	3,425	43.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,184	1,230	49.0%
Non-Profit	66	278	19.2%
Self-Employed	286	110	72.2%

Local Government	133	184	42.0%
State Government	242	509	32.2%
Federal Government	14	56	20.0%

Total Private + Self	1,470	1,340	52.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	455	1,027	30.7%
Total	1,925	2,367	44.9%

Pct. Govt.	26.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	476	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,017	23.7%
Professional, Technical	613	14.3%
Service Occupations	862	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	26	0.6%
All others	1,331	31.0%

White Collar		49.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	829	19.3%
Manufacturing	647	15.1%
Retail trade	600	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	494	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	359	8.4%
Public administration	220	5.1%
Other services	218	5.1%
Construction	216	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	190	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	104	2.4%
Information	100	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	76	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	74	1.7%
Wholesale trade	60	1.4%
Finance and insurance	56	1.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	32	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.4%
Utilities	4	0.1%
Management	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44	0.36%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	13	0.11%
Dominican	28	0.23%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	31	0.25%
Japanese	16	0.13%
Filipino	5	0.04%
Thai	5	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,246	97.4%
Spanish	103	0.9%
Chinese	59	0.5%
Other Indo-European	43	0.4%
Arabic	40	0.3%
Other	29	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.1%
Tagalog	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,801	31.2%
English	397	3.3%
Irish	346	2.8%
Scottish	300	2.5%
European	159	1.3%
German	152	1.2%
Portuguese	124	1.0%
African	116	1.0%
French	100	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	66	0.5%
Other Arab	53	0.4%
Italian	44	0.4%
Romanian	40	0.3%
Lebanese	20	0.2%
Belizean	19	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,080	99.0%
Not a citizen	116	1.0%

Native	12,052	98.8%
Foreign-born	144	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
187	2.5%	636	8.6%	2,369	32.2%	2,562	34.8%	901	12.3%	699	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	187	2.5%
9-12 Years	636	8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,369	32.2%
Some College	2,562	34.8%
Bach. Degree	901	12.3%
Grad Degree	699	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,010	5,422	588	9.8%	6.8%
1991	5,923	5,279	644	10.9%	7.3%
1992	6,113	5,341	772	12.6%	7.5%
1993	6,140	5,372	768	12.5%	7.2%
1994	6,227	5,445	782	12.6%	6.2%
1995	6,291	5,477	814	12.9%	5.9%
1996	6,217	5,438	779	12.5%	5.2%
1997	6,078	5,337	741	12.2%	4.9%
1998	5,670	5,115	555	9.8%	4.5%
1999	5,524	4,928	596	10.8%	4.7%

2000	5,420	4,922	498	9.2%	4.6%
2001	5,155	4,715	440	8.5%	5.2%
2002	5,116	4,655	461	9.0%	5.9%
2003	5,129	4,615	514	10.0%	6.0%
2004	4,974	4,506	468	9.4%	5.6%
2005	4,850	4,501	349	7.2%	4.4%
2006	4,795	4,472	323	6.7%	4.0%
2007	4,791	4,472	319	6.7%	4.1%
2008	4,728	4,300	428	9.1%	5.8%
2009	4,730	4,081	649	13.7%	10.1%

2010	5,774	5,018	756	13.1%	10.4%
2011	5,555	4,832	723	13.0%	9.6%
2012	5,425	4,842	583	10.7%	8.2%
2013	5,459	4,959	500	9.2%	7.3%
2014	5,381	4,927	454	8.4%	6.7%
2015	5,096	4,687	409	8.0%	6.1%
2016	5,069	4,678	391	7.7%	5.9%
2017	4,956	4,621	335	6.8%	4.6%
2018	4,801	4,522	279	5.8%	3.9%
2019	4,755	4,537	218	4.6%	3.0%

2020	4,745	4,414	331	7.0%	5.9%
2021	4,549	4,349	200	4.4%	3.4%
2022	4,597	4,435	162	3.5%	2.6%
2023	4,584	4,415	169	3.7%	2.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,329
Median Value	$88,000

Occupied	4,798	75.8%
Vacant	1,531	24.2%

Owned	3,324	69.3%
Rented	1,474	30.7%
Median Rent	$770

Single-Family Units	3,694	58.4%
Detached	3,668	58.0%
Attached	26	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	231	3.6%
Mobile Homes	2,020	31.9%

Sumter County, AL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sumter County, AL

2022 Housing Data for Sumter County, AL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sumter County, AL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sumter County, AL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sumter County, AL

Historical Labor Force Data for Sumter County, AL