Sumter County

Sumter County has 29,061 residents across 6 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $42,653, 45% below the Georgia figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $120,200, and 21% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

29,061residentsACS 2020–2024

$42,653median household incomeGeorgia: $77K

$120,200median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Sumter County in GeorgiaZIP codes in Sumter County highlighted; the rest of Georgia in grey

Map of Georgia with Sumter County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 6 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
31709	15,529	$42K	$140K	45%	28%	89%	19 min
31711	871	$57K	$155K	76%	4%	71%	22 min
31719	8,533	$43K	$82K	61%	14%	81%	24 min
31735	543	$60K	$223K	72%	33%	79%	38 min
31764	1,827	$87K	$212K	88%	24%	81%	27 min
31780	1,767	$39K	$159K	85%	12%	78%	27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

29,061 residents in 10,986 households, next to the Georgia figure.

22%

under 18

25%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

36%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,514 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,200 (±$14,678).

57%

of households own their home

61%

of homes are detached single-family houses

10%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

19%

of housing units are vacant

$857

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20195%

2000–200911%

1990–199916%

1980–198919%

1970–197916%

1960–196911%

1950–19598%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier10%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,404.

$42,653

median household income

23.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

21%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

12%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates