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| Sumter |
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| Population 2000: | 39,643 |
| Population 2002: | 39,382 |
| Area codes: | 803 |
| Elevation: | 169 feet |
| Land area: | 26.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.4% (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Europe) |
| County: | Sumter |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.8%), Manufacturing (20.7%), Retail trade (13.1%). |
| Population growth: | -261 (-0.66%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 48.7% |
| Black: | 46.3% |
| Hispanic: | 2.4% |
| Two or more races: | 1.4% |
| Other race: | 1.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 49.1% |
| Never married: | 27.8% |
| Widowed: | 9.6% |
| Divorced: | 9.5% |
| Separated: | 4.0% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $79,900 |
| Household income: | $31,590 |
| Resident age: | 31.9 years |
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| Sumter Compared to South Carolina State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 78.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 22.5% |
| Unemployed: | 9.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 8.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 704.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 671 (1653.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 384 (946.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 298 (734.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 120 (295.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 20 (49.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (9.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 2,095 (5162.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 10.0% |
| English: | 8.2% |
| German: | 7.1% |
| Irish: | 6.4% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.4% |
| Scottish: | 2.0% |