Sumter, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sumter, SC: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 83,799. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SUMTER-SC · Sumter, SC 3 ZIPs · 83,799 pop · #18767/25278 · Sumter County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $57,936
- RANK-LOWER #18767/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Pinewood
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 71% owners
- POP-SMALL 83,799
- SPREAD-TIGHT 29150→29154
- HOME-LOW $161,933
Nearest income peer: Pinewood, SC (+ $4,842 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Sumter
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sumter on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Rembert · lowest
Rembert · lowest
$43,571 median HH income
- Sumter · this city
Sumter · this city
$57,936 median HH income
- Pinewood · near
Pinewood · near
$62,778 median HH income
- Dalzell · near
Dalzell · near
$65,978 median HH income
- Mayesville · near
Mayesville · near
$67,096 median HH income
- Gable · near
Gable · near
$71,250 median HH income
- Shaw Afb · highest
Shaw Afb · highest
$73,592 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sumter, SC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 83,799
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $57,936
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,936 and poverty 17.2% concentrate in 29150.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sumter as a pure owner town.
Within South Carolina, Bethune is the closest lower-income city and Beech Island the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sumter.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Sumter differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 29153 has a median home value of $125,500, compared with $190,600 in 29154. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.5×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 11.1 points
29150 to 29154
29153 to 29154
29154 to 29153
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 29150 skews compact Sumter
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 29150 covers about 48% of Sumter's 83,799 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Sumter
Citywide ZBP: 1,633 establishments, 27,838 employees , annual payroll $1,210,248k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29150 (1,208 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (341) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Sumter, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Sumter County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Sumter. See the Sumter County roll-up →
Sumter sits in the lower half of Sumter County on income: Dalzell, Pinewood and Shaw Afb report more, Rembert and Wedgefield report less. Shaw Afb marks the far end of that range at $73,592, 27% above Sumter.
Side-by-side: Compare 29150 vs 29154 →
Sumter roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Sumter, .