Sumter County, FL

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2023 Population

137,536

4.33% 1-year growth

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$356,000

9.74% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

30,456

6.27% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sumter County, FL had a population of 138k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sumter County, FL grew from 131,832 to 137,536, a 4.33% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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N/A of the households in Sumter County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are Tenaj Salon Institute (60 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Sumter County, FL was $356,000, and the homeownership rate was 88.1%.

Most people in Sumter County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Sumter County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Sumter County, FL borders Citrus County, FL, Hernando County, FL, Lake County, FL, Marion County, FL, Pasco County, FL, and Polk County, FL.

United States Florida The Villages, FL

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Sumter County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Economy

The economy of Sumter County, FL employs 30.5k people. The largest industries in Sumter County, FL are Retail Trade (4,355 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,670 people), and Construction (3,077 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($70,131), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,000), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,612).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

30.5k

2023 Value

± 1,725

6.27%

1 Year growth

± 7.69%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sumter County, FL grew at a rate of 6.27%, from 28.7k employees to 30.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sumter County, FL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sumter County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

30.5k

2023 Value

± 1,725

6.27%

1 Year growth

± 7.69%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sumter County, FL grew at a rate of 6.27%, from 28.7k employees to 30.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sumter County, FL, are Retail Trade (4,355 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,670 people), and Construction (3,077 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sumter County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Sumter County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

194
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
160
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
110
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$378k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$254k
Construction
$165k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sumter County, FL went to Donald J. Trump with 67.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.291%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.291%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sumter County, FL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Sumter County, FL awarded 60 degrees. The student population of Sumter County, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 76 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sumter County, FL are White (35 and 58.3%), followed by Black or African American (16 and 26.7%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 13.3%), and Asian (1 and 1.67%).

The largest universities in Sumter County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Tenaj Salon Institute (60 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Cosmetology (60 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 77 students enrolled in Sumter County, FL, 1.3% men and 98.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Tenaj Salon Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

60 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tenaj Salon Institute with 60 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sumter County, FL, which is 0.0909 times less than the 55 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 35 degrees mean that there were 2.19 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 16 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sumter County, FL was $356,000 in 2023, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $324,400 to $356,000, a 9.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Sumter County, FL is 88.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Sumter County, FL have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sumter County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$356,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,554

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sumter County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sumter County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Sumter County, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

66.9k

Number of Households

± 2,738

In N/A, the median household income of the 66.9k households in Sumter County, FL N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Sumter County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sumter County, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71.1%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (7.5%)

In 2023, 71.1% of workers in Sumter County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sumter County, FL have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.05% of the workforce in Sumter County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sumter County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sumter County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sumter County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sumter County, FL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sumter County, FL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.8% of the population of Sumter County, FL has health coverage, with 17.5% on employee plans, 9.57% on Medicaid, 45.9% on Medicare, 19.3% on non-group plans, and 2.57% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 7.85% under 18 years, 7.02% between 18 and 34 years, 24.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 60.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.18%

Uninsured

17.5%

Employer Coverage

9.57%

Medicaid

45.9%

Medicare

19.3%

Non-Group

2.57%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sumter County, FL declined by 13.3% from 5.97% to 5.18%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sumter County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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